Chinese Word: 憋 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

憋HSK 6

Pinyin: biē

English Definition: to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath)

Chinese Definition:
①用本义。
②凶恶。［合］憋懆(凶狠)。
③执拗。［合］憋拗(固执；执拗)；憋劣(刚直，固执)。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic: 敝 indicates the sound; 心 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 敝 [ bì ] to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered
- 心 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul

Similar Characters: 鳖弊愍

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憋闷	biē men	to feel oppressed; to be depressed; to feel dejected
憋气	biē qì	to feel suffocated or oppressed; to choke with resentment; to feel injured or resentful
憋屈	biē qū	sullen
受憋	shòu biē	to be financially hard up (colloquial)
憋一口气	biē yī kǒu qì	to hold one's breath (colloquial)	HSK 6

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1		tā 它 néng 能 bāng 帮 nǐ 你 bù 不 zài 在 xīn lǐ 心里 biē 憋 tài 太 duō 多 shì qíng 事情。 It helps you not be inside so much.
2		péng yǒu 朋友 shuō 说， nǐ 你 shuō 说 de 的 yí xiàng 一向 yǒu 有 dào lǐ 道理， wǒ 我 xiàn zài 现在 mǎi 买 jiù 就 zá 砸 zài 在 shǒu lǐ 手里 le 了， wǒ 我 yào 要 biē 憋 zhe 着。 " The friend said "you are always right if I buy now I would loss my money.
3		tā 他 biē 憋 bù 不 zhù 住 le 了 biàn 便 kāi shǐ 开始 shuō huà 说话。 He can' t hold himself back and starts to talk.
4		qí shí 其实， nv rén 女人 huì 会 biē 憋 zhù 住 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 gǎn shòu 感受， zhǐ yǒu 只有 dāng 当 tā men 她们 bèi 被 wèn 问 dào 到 yí dìng 一定 de 的 shí hòu 时候， cái 才 kěn 肯 jiāng 将 xīn lǐ huà 心里话 qīng chū 倾出 fèi fǔ 肺腑。 Actually, women will hold in their feelings until they are asked often enough that they spill what is on their minds.
5		wèi 为 le 了 zuò chū 做出 gèng 更 hǎo 好 de 的 jué dìng 决定， yě 也 xǔ nǐ chú 许你除 le 了 “ sān sī ér hòu xíng 三思而后行 ” zhī wài 之外， hái 还 yīng gāi 应该 “ sān 三 biē 憋 ér 而 hòu niào 后尿 ” 。 For better decision-making, perhaps you should hold your urine and ponder some more.

1		tā 它 néng 能 bāng 帮 nǐ 你 bù 不 zài 在 xīn lǐ 心里 biē 憋 tài 太 duō 多 shì qíng 事情。 It helps you not be inside so much.
2		péng yǒu 朋友 shuō 说， nǐ 你 shuō 说 de 的 yí xiàng 一向 yǒu 有 dào lǐ 道理， wǒ 我 xiàn zài 现在 mǎi 买 jiù 就 zá 砸 zài 在 shǒu lǐ 手里 le 了， wǒ 我 yào 要 biē 憋 zhe 着。 " The friend said "you are always right if I buy now I would loss my money.
3		tā 他 biē 憋 bù 不 zhù 住 le 了 biàn 便 kāi shǐ 开始 shuō huà 说话。 He can' t hold himself back and starts to talk.
4		qí shí 其实， nv rén 女人 huì 会 biē 憋 zhù 住 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 gǎn shòu 感受， zhǐ yǒu 只有 dāng 当 tā men 她们 bèi 被 wèn 问 dào 到 yí dìng 一定 de 的 shí hòu 时候， cái 才 kěn 肯 jiāng 将 xīn lǐ huà 心里话 qīng chū 倾出 fèi fǔ 肺腑。 Actually, women will hold in their feelings until they are asked often enough that they spill what is on their minds.
5		wèi 为 le 了 zuò chū 做出 gèng 更 hǎo 好 de 的 jué dìng 决定， yě 也 xǔ nǐ chú 许你除 le 了 “ sān sī ér hòu xíng 三思而后行 ” zhī wài 之外， hái 还 yīng gāi 应该 “ sān 三 biē 憋 ér 而 hòu niào 后尿 ” 。 For better decision-making, perhaps you should hold your urine and ponder some more.