绷

To draw tight in Chinese: 绷 (bēng)

bēng

to draw tight

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 繃1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to draw tight
  2. 2to stretch taut
  3. 3to tack (with thread or pin)
  4. 4embroidery hoop
  5. 5woven bed mat

Stroke order

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绷

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄥ

bēng

ㄅ/ bㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

绷

Simplified

繃

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他把这根绳子绷得很紧。

    tā bǎ zhè gēn shéng zi bēng dé hěn jǐn。

    He stretched this rope very tight.

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Related words

绷带

bēng dài

bandage (loanword)

蹦

bèng

to jump

逼近

bī jìn

to press on towards

逼迫

bī pò

to force

逼真

bī zhēn

lifelike

鼻涕

bí tì

nasal mucus

比比皆是

bǐ bǐ jiē shì

can be found everywhere

比不上

bǐ bù shàng

can't compare with

比起

bǐ qǐ

compared with

比试

bǐ shì

to have a competition

比喻

bǐ yù

to compare

鄙视

bǐ shì

to despise

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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