想起这些，我忍不住要笑。

When I thought of that, I couldn’t help smiling.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 想起 xiǎngqǐ
  1. to recall
  2. to think of
  3. to call to mind
2 这些 zhèxiē these
3 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=4 忍不住 rěnbuzhù
  1. cannot help
  2. unable to bear
=4 忍不住 rěnbùzhù
  1. to be unable to bear
  2. to be unable to help (from doing something)
=5 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=5 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=5 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
=6 笑 xiào old variant of 笑 xiào
=6 笑 xiào
  1. to laugh; to smile
  2. to laugh at