绷 (bēng): to draw tight, to stretch taut, to tack (with thread or pin), (bound form) embroidery hoop
绷 (bēng) is a Chinese character meaning “to draw tight.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 朋 (phonetic). It ranks #2733 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 绷 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to draw tight
- to stretch taut
- to tack (with thread or pin)
- (bound form) embroidery hoop
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绷带noun | bēng dài | (loanword) bandage |
| 紧绷绷 | jǐn bēng bēng | tight |
| 绷不住verb | bēng bu zhù | (Internet slang) can't contain oneself |
| 绷着脸 | běng zhe liǎn | to have a taut face |
| 绷子noun | bēng zi | embroidery frame |
| 石膏绷带 | shí gāo bēng dài | plaster cast |
| 绷紧verb | bēng jǐn | to stretch taut |
| 紧绷verb | jǐn bēng | to stretch taut |
| OK绷 | OK bēng | (Tw) band-aid |
| 绷簧noun | bēng huáng | spring |
| 棕绷noun | zōng bēng | rectangular frame with a palm fiber mat woven across it (placed on a bed frame as the sleeping surface) |
绷 appears in 11 compound words: 55 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 绷 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了绷字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le bēng zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "绷" in the dictionary.
身体的紧绷，有时候是内心不安的外显。
shēn tǐ de jǐn bēng , yǒu shí hòu shì nèi xīn bù ān de wài xiǎn .
Physical tension is sometimes a manifestation of inner unease.
历经整晚的等待与紧张，终于卸下紧绷状态，他坦言在得知获奖那一刻太激动。
lì jīng zhěng wǎn de děng dài yǔ jǐn zhāng , zhōng yú xiè xià jǐn bēng zhuàng tài , tā tǎn yán zài dé zhī huò jiǎng nà yī kè tài jī dòng .
After a night of waiting and anxiety, he finally let go of his tension and admitted that he was overwhelmed with excitement the moment he learned he had won.
史元庭的工作节奏同样紧绷。
shǐ yuán tíng de gōng zuò jié zòu tóng yàng jǐn bēng .
Shi Yuanning's work schedule is just as hectic.
美伊互呛地狱 市场紧绷
měi yī hù qiàng dì yù shì chǎng jǐn bēng
U.S. and Iran Trade Barbs; Markets on Edge
绷不住了!婚礼上男孩给小姨送婚戒 边走边哭...
bēng bù zhù le ! hūn lǐ shàng nán hái gěi xiǎo yí sòng hūn jiè biān zǒu biān kū . . .
He couldn't hold it in anymore! At the wedding, the boy handed his aunt the wedding ring and cried as he walked...
他先清洗了伤口，再绑上绷带。
Tā xiān qīngxǐ le shāngkǒu, zài bǎng shàng bēngdài.
He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.
绷带把伤口包扎住了。
Bēngdài bǎ shāngkǒu bāozā zhù le.
The bandage was wound around the wound.
护士轻柔地给我的头缠上绷带。
Hùshi qīngróu de gěi wǒ de tóu chán shàng bēngdài.
The nurse gently put a bandage around my head.
她裁下布制作绷带。
Tā cái xià bù zhìzuò bēngdài.
She cut up the cloth to make bandages.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
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