敛声屏气 — “To hold one's breath and keep absolutely silent”
敛声屏气 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold one's breath and keep absolutely silent”. Often out of fear, awe, respect, or extreme caution. Literally, “collect voice and suppress breath”.
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敛声屏气 Pronunciation and Pinyin
敛声屏气 Character Breakdown
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在老师宣布考试成绩时，所有学生都敛声屏气，紧张地等待着。
When the teacher announced the exam results, all the students held their breath and kept absolutely silent, nervously waiting.
Idioms Related to 敛声屏气
Synonyms of 敛声屏气
More idioms starting with 敛
- liǎn敛fā发jǐn谨chì饬meticulous in collecting and distributing
- liǎn敛hòu后shū疏qián前compact rear, sparse front
- liǎn敛shēng声nì匿jì迹keep quiet and out of sight
- liǎn敛shēng声bǐng屏xī息hold breath and keep silent
- liǎn敛róng容bǐng屏qì气compose oneself with reverence and caution
- liǎn敛róng容xī息qì气assume a solemn and respectful expression
- liǎn敛yǐng影táo逃xíng形withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- liǎn敛yuàn怨qiú求mèi媚curry favor by accumulating resentment
- liǎn敛shǒu手píng屏zú足restrain oneself from acting rashly
- liǎn敛shǒu手dài待bì毙sit by and await one's doom
- liǎn敛qí旗xī息gǔ鼓quietly stop an activity
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What does 敛声屏气 mean?
敛声屏气 (liǎn shēng bǐng qì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hold one's breath and keep absolutely silent”.
How do you pronounce 敛声屏气?
敛声屏气 is pronounced liǎn shēng bǐng qì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 敛声屏气 literally mean?
Literally, 敛声屏气 means “collect voice and suppress breath”. It is used to mean “to hold one's breath and keep absolutely silent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 敛声屏气?
敛：收入束；屏：抑止。抑制语声和呼吸。形容畏惧、小心的样子。