biē

HSK 7–9

憋 (biē) is a Chinese word meaning “to choke; to stifle; to restrain”.

Meanings

  1. 1to choke
  2. 2to stifle
  3. 3to restrain
  4. 4to hold back
  5. 5to hold in (urine)
  6. 6to hold (one's breath)
Part of speech
verb, adjective

Related words

憋气to hold one's breath憋闷to feel oppressed憋不住to be unable to repress sth憋尿to hold in one's pee; to hold back from urinating憋屈sullen憋笑to stifle a guffaw活人让尿憋死lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom)

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