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欲罷不能

欲
欲
罢
罷
不
不
能
能
want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue

Characters and words in 欲罷不能

欲
慾
yù = yu + Ø4
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed
Add a new mnemonic for 欲 = 欠 + 谷
Add a new mnemonic for 慾 = 欲 + 心
欲
yù = yu + Ø4
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
Add a new mnemonic for 欲 = 欠 + 谷
罢
罷
bà = b + a4
to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish
Add a new mnemonic for 罢 = 去 + 罒
Add a new mnemonic for 罷 = 罒 + 能
罢
罷
ba = b + a5
(final particle, same as 吧)
Add a new mnemonic for 罢 = 去 + 罒
Add a new mnemonic for 罷 = 罒 + 能
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
Add a new mnemonic for 不 = 丆 + 卜
不
能
cannot / must not / should not
能
néng = n + (e)ng2
surname Neng
Add a new mnemonic for 能 = 匕 + 厶 + 月
能
néng = n + (e)ng2
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
Add a new mnemonic for 能 = 匕 + 厶 + 月

Words with 欲罷不能

欲罷不能 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 欲罷不能

欲罷不能 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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