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忍不住

rěn bu zhù
HSK 5

English Meaning

cannot help; unable to bear

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你们严防死守这么久 那人应该要忍不住了
HSK 5 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Hang in there, our trap is working and he is bound to slip up any moment now.”

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要么 他就有不得不来的理由

“or they had to come, no matter what.”

“After all this tight guarding, they should be itching to act.”

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那人今晚会来? 不确定 但可以碰碰运气

“So they'll come tonight? Not sure, but we can try our luck.”

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就忍不住上去搭把手
HSK 5 00:02
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看到谁有困难

“Whenever you see someone in trouble,”

“you just can't help lending a hand.”

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就算是帮人遮丑

“Even if it means covering up scandals for others,”

《蜜语纪》 · daily_life
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我忍不住催了他
HSK 5 00:01
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2002年冬天 他还是没空回国

“the winter of 2002, he still didn't have time to come back.”

“I started pressing him about it.”

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他就把证件都寄给我 让我代办

“So he mailed me all the documents and told me to handle it for him.”

《黑夜告白》 · legal_and_police
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