屏声息气 — “To hold one's breath and keep silent”
屏声息气 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold one's breath and keep silent”. Usually out of reverence, awe, intense focus, or fear. Literally, “Silence voice, cease breath”.
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屏声息气 Pronunciation and Pinyin
屏声息气 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 屏声息气
听到老师宣布比赛结果，所有学生都屏声息气地等待着。
Hearing the teacher announce the competition results, all the students held their breath, waiting silently.
Idioms Related to 屏声息气
Synonyms of 屏声息气
More idioms starting with 屏
- bǐng屏shēng声liǎn敛xī息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
- 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 屏声息气 mean?
屏声息气 (bǐng shēng xī qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold one's breath and keep silent”.
How do you pronounce 屏声息气?
屏声息气 is pronounced bǐng shēng xī qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 屏声息气 literally mean?
Literally, 屏声息气 means “Silence voice, cease breath”. It is used to mean “to hold one's breath and keep silent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 屏声息气?
抑制着呼吸使不出声音。形容恭敬畏惧的神态。