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憋

biēHSK 7

憋 (biē) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto hold one's breath; to hold back

    • EX
      我憋了一口气，潜到水里。

      I held my breath and dived underwater.

    • EX
      他心里憋着很多话，却不好意思直接说出来。

      He had a lot bottled up inside but was too embarrassed to say it directly.

2

adjective 形

  1. Englishstuffy; stifling

    • EX
      这个房间窗户都关着，待久了让人觉得憋得不舒服。

      With all the windows closed, the room starts to feel stuffy and uncomfortable after a while.

    • EX
      我感觉憋得难受，把窗户打开吧。

      It feels so stuffy in here, let's open a window.