蕴结

蘊結

yùnjié

verb

Meanings

1 to be pent up
2 to be bottled up (of feelings or desires)
3 latent

Characters

to contain; to store

to tie; to knot

Examples

他心中蕴结着多年的怨气。

Tā xīnzhōng yùnjié zhe duōnián de yuànqì.

Years of resentment have been bottled up in his heart.

这些情感长期蕴结，终于爆发了。

Zhèxiē qínggǎn chángqī yùnjié, zhōngyú bàofā le.

These feelings were pent up for a long time and finally erupted.

Tips

register

Literary register. 蕴 = 'to store / contain', 结 = 'to knot' — emotions tied up inside, unable to release. Common in essays and poetry, rare in casual speech.

Stroke Order

蕴 yùn

结 jié