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憋 biē

to hold in; to suppress

Strokes
15
Level
HSK 6
Radical
心
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 敝心 ⿱敝心

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  1. 他憋了很久才说出真相。
    Tā biē le hěn jiǔ cái shuō chū zhēnxiàng.
    He held it in for a long time before finally telling the truth.
    he hold-in (particle) very long only-then say out truth
  2. 你是不是憋着什么话没说？
    Nǐ shì bu shì biē zhe shénme huà méi shuō?
    Are you holding back something you haven't said?
    you is not is hold-in (particle) what word not say
  3. 别憋着了，有什么话就说出来吧。
    Bié biē zhe le, yǒu shénme huà jiù shuō chūlái ba.
    Don't hold it in, just say whatever you have to say.
    don't hold-in (particle) (particle), have what word then say out-come (suggestion)
  4. 他一点也没憋着，把话都说完了。
    Tā yìdiǎn yě méi biē zhe, bǎ huà dōu shuō wán le.
    He didn't hold back at all; he said everything.
    he a-little also not hold-in (particle), (particle) word all say finish (particle)
  5. 开会的时候，他憋了半天才鼓起勇气发言。
    Kāihuì de shíhou, tā biē le bàntiān cái gǔqǐ yǒngqì fāyán.
    During the meeting, he held it in for a long while before working up the courage to speak.
    hold-meeting (particle) time, he hold-in (particle) half-day only-then raise courage speak

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