憋 meaning in English

biē

to choke; to stifle

HSK 7-9verbadjective15 strokes

Meaning of 憋

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

Stroke order for each character

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憋 biē · to choke · 15 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 憋.

憋不住biēbuzhùto be unable to repress sth; to be unable to contain oneself
憋气biēqìto hold one's breath; to feel suffocated (for lack of air)

Questions about 憋

What does 憋 mean?

憋 (biē) means "to choke; to stifle" and is used as a verb and adjective.

How do you write 憋?

憋 is made of 1 character: 憋 (15 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 憋 an HSK word?

Yes. 憋 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.