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欲罢不能

yù bà bù néng

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Definitions

  1. 1. want to stop but can't (idiom)
  2. 2. to be unable to stop oneself
  3. 3. to feel an urge to continue

Child Words of 欲罢不能

不
bù

no; not so

能
néng

can

不能
bù néng

cannot

欲
yù

desire

罢
bà

to stop

罢
ba

(final particle, same as 吧)