憋 (biē): to choke, to stifle, to restrain
憋 (biē) is a Chinese character meaning “to choke.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 敝 (phonetic) and 心 (semantic). It ranks #2822 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 憋 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- to choke
- to stifle
- to restrain
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憋气verb | biē qì | to hold one's breath |
| 憋闷adjective | biē men | to feel oppressed |
| 活人让尿憋死 | huó rén ràng niào biē sǐ | lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom) |
| 憋不住 | biē bu zhù | to be unable to repress sth |
| 憋笑verb | biē xiào | to stifle a guffaw |
| 憋尿verb | biē niào | to hold in one's pee |
| 憋屈adjective | biē qū | sullen |
憋 appears in 7 compound words: 86 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 14 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 憋 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
虽然失败了，但他憋不气馁，继续努力。
suī rán shī bài le , dàn tā biē bù qì něi , jì xù nǔ lì .
Though he failed, he refused to be discouraged and kept striving.
双男张腿憋尿勒肚子小腹凸的能锻炼核心吗?不推荐以此...
shuāng nán zhāng tuǐ biē niào lè dù zǐ xiǎo fù tū de néng duàn liàn hé xīn ma ? bù tuī jiàn yǐ cǐ . . .
Can the "double-leg spread, holding in urine, and tightening the abdomen" exercise—where the lower abdomen protrudes—help strengthen your core? We do not recommend this...
双男张腿憋尿勒肚子小腹凸的和体脂有关吗?低体脂者凸...
shuāng nán zhāng tuǐ biē niào lè dù zǐ xiǎo fù tū de hé tǐ zhī yǒu guān ma ? dī tǐ zhī zhě tū . . .
Is it related to body fat when two men sit with their legs apart, holding in their urine, and their lower abdomens protrude? People with low body fat have protruding...
双男张腿憋尿勒肚子小腹凸的要立即排尿吗?超2小时增...
shuāng nán zhāng tuǐ biē niào lè dù zǐ xiǎo fù tū de yāo lì jí pái niào ma ? chāo 2 xiǎo shí zēng . . .
Should men who feel the urge to urinate—with their legs spread apart, a tight sensation in the abdomen, and a protruding lower belly—urinate immediately? If it’s been more than two hours...
双男张腿憋尿勒肚子小腹凸的要收紧核心吗?反而增加膀...
shuāng nán zhāng tuǐ biē niào lè dù zǐ xiǎo fù tū de yāo shōu jǐn hé xīn ma ? fǎn ér zēng jiā bǎng . . .
When two men sit with their legs spread apart, holding in their urine, and their lower abdomens bulge out, should they tighten their core? Or does that actually increase bladder...
双男张腿憋尿勒肚子小腹凸的是病态吗?偶尔为之无害但...
shuāng nán zhāng tuǐ biē niào lè dù zǐ xiǎo fù tū de shì bìng tài ma ? ǒu ěr wéi zhī wú hài dàn . . .
Is it unhealthy for two men to spread their legs, hold in their urine, and clench their stomachs until their lower abdomens bulge? Doing this occasionally is harmless, but...
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 心 (heart) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced biē
Frequently Asked Questions
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