# 憋 (biē)

In Mandarin Chinese, 憋 (biē) means “to hold back (urine, breath)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to hold back (urine, breath)
- Pinyin: biē (bie1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他憋住气潜入了水中。
  Tā biēzhù qì qiánrùle shuǐ zhōng.
  He held his breath and dove into the water.

https://hanziro.com/word/bie-hold-back/

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