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忍气吞声

忍氣吞聲
rěnqìtūnshēng
idiom #22,610

Meanings

  1. 1 to swallow one's anger
  2. 2 to suffer in silence
  3. 3 to grin and bear it

Examples

他在老板面前总是忍气吞声，从不反驳。
Tā zài lǎobǎn miànqián zǒng shì rěnqìtūnshēng, cóng bù fǎnbó.
He always swallows his anger in front of the boss and never talks back.
她忍气吞声地忍受了多年的不公平待遇。
Tā rěnqìtūnshēng de rěnshòu le duō nián de bù gōngpíng dàiyù.
She suffered years of unfair treatment in silence.

Tips

memory
忍 (endure) + 气 (anger/breath) + 吞 (swallow) + 声 (sound/voice) = swallow your angry breath and your voice — keep everything inside.

Stroke Order

忍 rěn
气 qì
吞 tūn
声 shēng