憋

To choke in Chinese: 憋 (biē)

biē

to choke

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to choke
  2. 2to stifle
  3. 3to restrain
  4. 4to hold back
  5. 5to hold in (urine)
  6. 6to hold (one's breath)

Stroke order

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憋

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧㄝ

biē

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他憋着一肚子气。

    tā biē zhe yí dù zǐ qì。

    He is holding back a belly full of anger.

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Related words

别具匠心

bié jù jiàng xīn

to show ingenuity

别看

bié kàn

don't be fooled by the fact that

别扭

biè niu

awkward

别墅

bié shù

villa

别说

bié shuō

to say nothing of

别提了

bié tí le

say no more

别致

bié zhì

unusual

彬彬有礼

bīn bīn yǒu lǐ

refined and courteous

滨海

bīn hǎi

coastal

缤纷

bīn fēn

vast and various

冰棍儿

bīng gùn r

ice lolly

冰山

bīng shān

iceberg

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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