屏声敛息 — “To hold one's breath and remain absolutely silent”
屏声敛息 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold one's breath and remain absolutely silent”. To keep utterly quiet, often out of suspense, respect, or fear. Literally, “suppress sound and restrain breath”.
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屏声敛息 Pronunciation and Pinyin
屏声敛息 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 屏声敛息
演出开始前，观众们屏声敛息，等待着幕布拉开
Before the performance began, the audience held their breath and kept utterly silent, waiting for the curtain to rise.
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Synonyms of 屏声敛息
More idioms starting with 屏
- bǐng屏shēng声xī息qì气hold breath and keep 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
- bǐng屏qì气shè慑xī息hold one's breath in tension
- bǐng屏qì气liǎn敛xī息hold one's breath
- píng屏fēng风jiǔ九dié叠Mountains stretching and folding in continuous layers
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What does 屏声敛息 mean?
屏声敛息 (bǐng shēng liǎn xī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold one's breath and remain absolutely silent”.
How do you pronounce 屏声敛息?
屏声敛息 is pronounced bǐng shēng liǎn xī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 屏声敛息 literally mean?
Literally, 屏声敛息 means “suppress sound and restrain breath”. It is used to mean “to hold one's breath and remain absolutely silent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 屏声敛息?
形容静悄悄不出声息。