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情不自禁 — “Unable to restrain one's feelings or emotions”

情不自禁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to restrain one's feelings or emotions”. To be carried away by emotion; to be unable to help oneself. Literally, “feelings cannot self-restrain”.

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情不自禁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 情qíng
  • 不bù
  • 自zì
  • 禁jīn

情不自禁 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
情
qíng11emotions, feelings, love
不
bù4not
自
zì6from, self, naturally
禁
jīn13forbid, prohibit, ban, restrain

Example Sentence with 情不自禁

看到久别的亲人,她情不自禁地流下了眼泪。
Seeing her long-lost relative, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Idioms Related to 情不自禁

Synonyms of 情不自禁

  • bù不yóu由zì自zhǔ主beyond one's control
  • shēn身bù不yóu由jǐ己beyond one's control

Antonyms of 情不自禁

  • bù不lù露shēng声sè色not reveal one's thoughts or feelings
  • wú无dòng动yú于zhōng衷to remain indifferent

More idioms starting with 情

  • qíng情bù不kě可què却cannot decline due to sentiment
  • qíng情bù不zì自kān堪overwhelmed by emotions
  • qíng情bù不zì自yǐ已unable to control one's emotions
  • qíng情bù不zì自shèng胜overcome by emotion
  • qíng情zhī之suǒ所zhōng钟where one's heart is deeply set
  • qíng情rén人yǎn眼lǐ里chū出xī西shī施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
  • qíng情qī凄yì意qiè切deeply grieved and distressed
  • qíng情tóng同yī一jiā家feel like one family
  • qíng情tóng同shǒu手zú足as close as brothers
  • qíng情tóng同yáng羊zuǒ左bosom friends willing to die for each other
  • qíng情tóng同gǔ骨ròu肉as close as flesh and blood
  • qíng情tóng同yú鱼shuǐ水inseparable intimate relationship

Questions about 情不自禁

What does 情不自禁 mean?
情不自禁 (qíng bù zì jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to restrain one's feelings or emotions”.
How do you pronounce 情不自禁?
情不自禁 is pronounced qíng bù zì jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 情不自禁 literally mean?
Literally, 情不自禁 means “feelings cannot self-restrain”. It is used to mean “Unable to restrain one's feelings or emotions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 情不自禁?
禁:抑制。感情激动得不能控制。强调完全被某种感情所支配。
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