欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
yù bà bù néng
Pinyin

Definition

欲罢不能 (欲罷不能)
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yù bà bù néng
  1. want to stop but can't (idiom)
  2. to be unable to stop oneself
  3. to feel an urge to continue

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
能
Néng
  1. 1 surname Neng
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

我 觉得 恐怖片 是 一 个 很 特别 的 电影 种类，它 靠 离奇 的 故事情节 和 音乐 取胜，观众 明明 知道 这些 电影 有可能 将 你 吓 得 灵魂 出窍，仍然 欲罢不能。
wǒ juéde kǒngbùpiānr shì yī ge hěn tèbié de diànyǐng zhǒnglèi ，tā kào líqí de gùshi qíngjié hé yīnyuè qǔshèng ，guānzhòng míngmíng zhīdào zhèxiē diànyǐng yǒu kěnéng jiāng nǐ xià de línghún chūqiào ，réngrán yùbàbùnéng 。
I think scary movies are a truly special kind of movie, that rely on bizarre plots and music to get thrills. The audience clearly knows that the movie might scare them silly, but they can't stop watching.
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