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屏息
bǐng​xī

to hold one's breath

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屏息 bǐng​xī (also bǐng​xí) to hold one's breath

To hold one's breath; to stop breathing or making a sound, often out of concentration, awe, or fear; to block out external influences and focus.

References

synonym 屏息/屏息 → 屏气/屏氣
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