憋 (biē) — to hold (one's breath); to hold back (urine); to repress, to stifle (emotions, words, anger); (adjective) stifling, suffocating, oppressed
Definition
憋 (biē) is the everyday verb for physically holding back (breath, urine) or stifling feelings inside — more colloquial than 压抑 (which focuses on emotional suppression) and more concrete than 窒息 (which means suffocating physically).
verb
to hold (one's breath)to hold back (urine)to repressto stifle (emotions, words, anger)
adjective
stiflingsuffocatingoppressed
Easily confused
Examples
- 憋，。Wǒ biē le yì kǒu qì, qián dào shuǐ lǐ.I held my breath and dove into the water.
- 憋，。Bié biē zhe niào, duì páng guāng bù hǎo.Don't hold back your urine — it's bad for your bladder.
- 憋，。Tā bǎ huà dōu biē zài xīn lǐ, bù kěn shuō chū lái.Tā bǎ huà dōu ∼ zài xīn lǐ, bù kěn shuō chūlái,
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