欲罢不能

Every meaning

Its characters

• 欲yùdesire; longing (as in 欲望)
• 罢bàto stop; to cease (as in 罢工)
• 不bùnot; no
• 能néngcan; to be able to

Words with 欲

• 食欲shíyùappetite
• 欲望yùwàngdesire
• 随心所欲suíxīn-suǒyùto do as one pleases
• 摇摇欲坠yáoyáo-yùzhuìtottering
• 为所欲为wéisuǒ-yùwéito do whatever one pleases
• 痛不欲生tòngbú-yùshēnggrieved to the point of wanting to die
• 蠢蠢欲动chúnchǔn-yùdòngitching to make a move
• 欲言又止yùyán-yòuzhǐto hesitate to speak

Words with 罢

• 罢工bàgōngto go on strike
• 罢了bàliǎoforget it
• 罢免bàmiǎnto remove from office
• 罢休bàxiūto give up
• 善罢甘休shànbà-gānxiūto let the matter rest (usu. in the negative)