back; suppress; suffocate (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
憋 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
别 bié - do not; other (adv.) | HSK 2
Examples
他忍住不笑，憋出了一口气。 tā rěn zhù bù xiào, biē chū le yī kǒu qì. - He held back his laughter and took a deep breath.
她忍不住憋笑了出来。 tā rěn bù zhù biē xiào le chū lái. - She couldn't help but burst into laughter.
他被逼得憋不住笑了出来。 tā bèi bī de biē bù zhù xiào le chū lái. - He was forced to burst into laughter.
他憋了好久才说出这句话。 tā biē le hǎo jiǔ cái shuō chū zhè jù huà. - He held back for a long time before saying this.
她憋不住气，忍不住大声笑了起来。 tā biē bù zhù qì, rěn bù zhù dà shēng xiào le qǐ lái. - She couldn't hold her breath and burst into loud laughter.