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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 欲罢不能
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 32,435 | 27,939 | 14,114 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 欲 | yù | - to wish for - to desire - variant of 慾|欲[yu4] |
| 欲 | yù | - desire - appetite - passion - lust - greed |
| 罢 | bà | - to stop - to cease - to dismiss - to suspend - to quit - to finish |
| 罢 | ba | - (final particle, same as 吧) |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 能 | néng | - surname Neng |
| 能 | néng | - can - to be able to - might possibly - ability - (physics) energy |
Other Words Containing 欲罢不能
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 欲罢不能 | - | - | 32,435 | 27,939 | 14,114 |