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情不自禁

qíng bù zì jīn · qing bu zi jin

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. (idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
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Music in the park

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有人(yǒurén)拉(lā)小提琴(xiǎotíqín)，真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)！

    Someone is playing the violin in the park. It sounds so good!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)听着听着(tīngzhetīngzhe)，情不自禁(qíngbùzìjīn)地(de)跟着(gēnzhe)唱(chàng)起来(qǐlai)了(le)。

    Listening on and on, I couldn't help singing along.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)情不自禁(qíngbùzìjīn)地(de)拍手(pāishǒu)了(le)。

    I couldn't help clapping too.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)拍错(pāicuò)了(le)拍子(pāizi)，连(lián)拉琴(lāqín)的(de)人(rén)都(dōu)看(kàn)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    But you clapped off the beat. Even the violinist looked at you.

  5. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，快(kuài)走(zǒu)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)难为情(nánwéiqíng)。

    Oh no, let's go. I'm a bit embarrassed.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

虽(suī)然(rán)她(tā)有(yǒu)许(xǔ)多(duō)缺(quē)点(diǎn)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)却(què)情(qíng)不(bú)自(zì)禁(jīn)地(de)爱(ài)着(zhe)她(tā)。

I cannot help loving her in spite of her many faults.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)， 我(wǒ)情(qíng)不(bú)自(zì)禁(jīn)。

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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