不能自已 bù néng zì yǐ — unable to control oneself; cannot stop

不能自已
bù néng zì yǐ

Characters: 不 · 能 · 自 · 已

Definitions

  1. unable to control oneself; cannot stop

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. unable to control oneself
  2. to be beside oneself

zdic(汉典)

  1. 已:停止。多指不能控制自已的感情

ExtDict

  1. 已：停止。指无法控制自己，使激动的情绪平静下来。

Examples

  • 听到这首歌，她激动得不能自已。

    Hearing the song, she was so moved she could not contain herself.

  • 他悲从中来，不能自已。

    Sorrow welled up in him, and he could not hold it back.