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

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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