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憋

biē · bie

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，经理(jīnglǐ)的(de)帽子(màozi)戴反了(dàifǎnle)。

    Look, the manager's hat is on backwards.

  2. Liangliang

    别说了(biéshuōle)，我(wǒ)在(zài)憋(biē)笑(xiào)。

    Stop talking, I'm holding in a laugh.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)憋不住(biēbuzhù)了(le)。

    I can't hold it in either.

  4. Liangliang

    憋住(biēzhù)，他(tā)过来了(guòláile)！

    Hold it in, he's coming!

  5. Dengdeng

    经理(jīnglǐ)，您的(nínde)帽子(màozi)……

    Manager, your hat...

  6. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)是想说(shìxiǎngshuō)，您的(nínde)帽子(màozi)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    What we mean is, your hat looks great.

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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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