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欲罢不能
欲罷不能
yùbàbùnéng
1. want to stop but can't (idiom, from Analects); find it impossible to give up

Character Breakdown

欲
yù
desire, want, longing, intent
HSK 6 11 丶
罢
bà
to cease, to finish, to stop, to quit
HSK 6 10 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
能
néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
HSK 1 10 丶

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