can't help; involuntarily
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
can't help; involuntarily; cannot restrain oneself from
Describes an involuntary reaction to a situation, often leading to laughter, tears, or an emotional outburst.
Tīng听
dào到
nà那
gè个
xiào笑
hua话
，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
xiào笑
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
Hearing that joke, he couldn't help but laugh.
Dú读
dào到
jīng精
cǎi彩
zhī之
chù处
，
tā他
bù不
jīn禁
dà大
shēng声
jiào叫
hǎo好
。
When he got to the exciting part, he couldn't help but shout praise.
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Kàn看
dào到
hái孩
zi子
de的
jìn进
bù步
，
mǔ母
qīn亲
bù不
jīn禁
liú流
xià下
le了
xīn欣
wèi慰
de的
yǎn眼
lèi泪
。
Seeing the child's progress, the mother couldn't help shedding tears of relief.
Miàn面
duì对
měi美
jǐng景
，
yóu游
kè客
men们
bù不
jīn禁
fēn纷
fēn纷
ná拿
chū出
shǒu手
jī机
pāi拍
zhào照
。
Faced with the beautiful scenery, the tourists couldn't help taking out their phones to take pictures.