绷 meaning in English

bēng

to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 繃11 strokes

Meaning of 绷

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bēng
  1. to draw tight; to stretch taut
  2. to tack (with thread or pin)
  3. (bound form) embroidery hoop
  4. (bound form) woven bed mat
bēng
  1. variant of 繃|绷[beng1]
  2. variant of 繃|绷[beng3]
běng
  1. to have a taut face

绷 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā先xiān清qīng洗xǐ了le伤shāng口kǒu,再zài绑bǎng上shàng绷bēng带dài。
He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage.
她tā裁cái下xià布bù制zhì作zuò绷bēng带dài。
She cut up the cloth to make bandages.
他tā用yòng绷bēng带dài包bāo扎zā了le伤shāng口kǒu。
He wound a bandage around the wound.
绷bēng带dài把bǎ伤shāng口kǒu包bāo扎zā住zhù了le。
The bandage was wound around the wound.
护hù士shì轻qīng柔róu地dì给gěi我wǒ的de头tóu缠chán上shàng绷bēng带dài。
The nurse gently put a bandage around my head.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

绷 bēng · to draw tight · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 绷.

绷带bēngdài(loanword) bandage
紧绷jǐnbēngto stretch taut; (of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense
绷紧bēngjǐnto stretch taut

Questions about 绷

What does 绷 mean?

绷 (bēng) means "to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 绷?

绷 is made of 1 character: 绷 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 绷 an HSK word?

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

How is 绷 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 绷 is written 繃.