屏气敛息
bǐng​qì​liǎn​xī

to hold one's breath

  • created sense approved 屏气敛息/屏氣斂息 · bǐng​qì​liǎn​xī · to hold one's breath — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    屏气敛息 / 屏氣斂息

    bǐng​qì​liǎn​xī

    to hold one's breath

    To hold one's breath and stay silent; describes a state of being extremely tense, concentrated, or respectful.

    屏气 (literal) → 屏气/屏氣 · bǐng​qì · to hold one's breath 敛 (literal) → 敛/斂 · liǎn · to restrain 息 (literal) → 息 · xī · to stop

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    created sense