屏气敛息 — “To hold one's breath due to tension, fear, or intense concentration”
屏气敛息 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold one's breath due to tension, fear, or intense concentration”. To be breathless with anticipation. Literally, “Hold breath, suppress breathing”.
屏气敛息 Pronunciation and Pinyin
屏气敛息 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 屏
- bǐng屏shēng声xī息qì气hold breath and keep silent
- bǐng屏shēng声jìng静qì气hold breath and be silent
- bǐng屏qì气bù不xī息Hold breath in awe or fear
- bǐng屏qì气níng凝shén神hold breath and concentrate intently
- bǐng屏qì气tūn吞shēng声endure humiliation and keep silent
- píng屏fēng风jiǔ九dié叠Mountains stretching and folding in continuous layers
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What does 屏气敛息 mean?
屏气敛息 (bǐng qì liǎn xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold one's breath due to tension, fear, or intense concentration”.
How do you pronounce 屏气敛息?
屏气敛息 is pronounced bǐng qì liǎn xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 屏气敛息 literally mean?
Literally, 屏气敛息 means “Hold breath, suppress breathing”. It is used to mean “to hold one's breath due to tension, fear, or intense concentration”.
What is the Chinese definition of 屏气敛息?
屏：闭住；敛：收住。闭住气，收住呼吸。指因心情紧张或注意力集中，暂时止住了呼吸。