(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but

qíng bù zì jìn

q+íng·2nd toneb+ù·4th tonez+ì·4th tonej+ìn·4th tone

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I cannot help loving her in spite of her many faults.

虽然她有許多缺点，但我卻情不自禁地爱着她。

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