Definition
憋气 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning either to feel physically suffocated (e.g., holding your breath) or to feel emotionally oppressed/resentful. When used as a verb-object compound, it can be split: 憋 takes aspect markers (了, 着, 过) or measure words, with 气 following. For example, 憋了一口气 (held in a breath/resentment).
v.o.
(verb-object) to feel suffocated (physically, e.g., from holding breath or poor air)(verb-object) to feel oppressed or choke with resentment (emotionally)
Examples
- 。Tā zài shuǐ lǐ biē le hěn cháng shíjiān de qì.He held his breath in the water for a very long time.
- ，。Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā xīnlǐ hěn biē qì.Hearing this news, he felt very oppressed/resentful inside.
- ，。Bié biē qì le, shuō chūlái ba.Don't hold it in, just say it out.
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