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憋气 (biē qì): Hold one's breath (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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憋 • biē • back; suppress; suffocate • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

biē憋

back; suppress; suffocate

气 • qì • air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy • HSK 3.0 · L4

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qì气

air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy

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Pinyinbiē qì

Meaninghold one's breath; feel suffocated or stifled

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More common words that include characters from 憋气.

Words with 气

天气tiān qìweather
不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
生气shēng qìto get angry
力气lì qistrength
客气kè qipolite
气候qì hòuclimate
气温qì wēnair temperature
空气kōng qìair

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Example Sentences with 憋气

Tā他

zài在

shuǐ水

lǐ里

biē憋

qì气

néng能

biē憋

yī一

fēn分

zhōng钟

。

He can hold his breath underwater for one minute.

Shòu受

le了

wěi委

qu屈

què却

bù不

néng能

shuō说

，

tā

他

xīn心

lǐ里

hěn很

biē憋

qì气

。

He felt wronged but couldn't speak up, so he felt very stifled inside.