憋

biē · bie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to choke
  2. to stifle
  3. to restrain
  4. to hold back
  5. to hold in (urine)
  6. to hold (one's breath)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)憋(biē)住(zhù)笑(xiào),假(jiǎ)装(zhuāng)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)没(méi)听(tīng)见(jiàn)。

He held back his laughter and pretended he hadn't heard anything.

02

坐(zuò)长(cháng)途(tú)车(chē)时(shí),他(tā)一(yí)路(lù)憋(biē)着(zhe)尿(niào)很(hěn)难(nán)受(shòu)。

On the long-distance bus, he held his urine the whole way and felt awful.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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