不禁
bùjīn
can't help (doing); can't refrain from
Every meaning
bùjīn
- can't help (doing); can't refrain from
In the Library
他愣住了，躺在那里半天没动，心里不禁冒出一个奇怪的念头：刚才到底是庄周做梦变成了蝴蝶，还是一只蝴蝶正在做梦，梦见自己
庄周梦蝶 · Zhuangzi’s butterfly dream, and what it means · HSK 5
打鱼人把自己知道的事一件一件地讲给他们听，大家听了，都不禁叹气，感慨万分。
桃花源记 · The Peach Blossom Spring, retold in modern Chinese · HSK 6
Its characters
- 不bùnot; no
- 禁jīnto bear; to endure (as in 禁不住, 禁得起)
Words with 不
Words with 禁
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).