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欲罢不能【yù bà bù néng】

want to stop but can't (idiom)
to be unable to stop oneself
to feel an urge to continue

汉语词典Chinese definitions

欲罢不能【yù bà bù néng】

chéng yǔ成语

xiǎng yào想要tíng zhǐ停止què却zuò bù dào做不到

shè huò设或mìng yùn命运kǎn kě坎坷，cóng从Zhōng中Bié别shēng生zhī jié枝节，tuō yán拖延Rì日jiǔ久，suī虽yāo要jiāng jiu将就liǎo shì了事，yù bà bù néng欲罢不能。

欲罢不能【yù bà bù néng】

want to stop but can't (idiom)
to be unable to stop oneself
to feel an urge to continue

汉语词典Chinese definitions

欲罢不能【yù bà bù néng】

chéng yǔ成语

xiǎng yào想要tíng zhǐ停止què却zuò bù dào做不到

shè huò设或mìng yùn命运kǎn kě坎坷，cóng从Zhōng中Bié别shēng生zhī jié枝节，tuō yán拖延Rì日jiǔ久，suī虽yāo要jiāng jiu将就liǎo shì了事，yù bà bù néng欲罢不能。

欲

HSK 6

含义desire, want, long for; intend

拼音yù

罢

HSK 6

含义cease, finish, stop; give up

拼音bà

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

能

HSK 11

含义to be able; can, permitted to; ability

拼音néng