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憋

biē
verb HSK 7 #6,270

Meanings

  1. 1 to hold back; to suppress
  2. 2 to feel stifled or suffocated

Examples

他憋了半天才说出来。
Tā biē le bàntiān cái shuō chūlai.
He held it in for a long time before finally saying it.
别憋着，有什么话就说。
Bié biē zhe, yǒu shénme huà jiù shuō.
Don't bottle it up, just say what's on your mind.
我快憋不住了，厕所在哪儿？
Wǒ kuài biē bú zhù le, cèsuǒ zài nǎr?
I can barely hold it in, where's the bathroom?

Tips

usage
憋 is very versatile: 憋尿 (hold in urine), 憋气 (hold your breath), 憋屈 (feel stifled/wronged). The core idea is always something being trapped inside that needs to come out.

Stroke Order

憋 biē