欲罢不能

Traditional: 欲罷不能

yù bà bù néng

Dictionary entry

want to stop but can't (idiom)

What does 欲罢不能 mean?

欲罢不能 (yù bà bù néng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1want to stop but can't (idiom)

2to be unable to stop oneself

3to feel an urge to continue

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欲yùdesire · appetite 罢bàto stop · to cease 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-能Néngsurname Neng

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欲罢不能

yù bà bù néng

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