want to stop but can't (idiom); to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue
trad. 欲罷不能
Also written 欲罷不能【yù bà bù néng】
Characters in this word
4欲
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desire, appetite, passion, lust, greed
- Pinyin
- yù
- Traditional
- 慾
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 10619 of 2500
罢
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to stop, to cease, to dismiss, to suspend, to quit, to finish
- Pinyin
- bà
- Traditional
- 罷
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 7875 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
能
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surname Neng
- Pinyin
- Néng
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 53 of 2500