繃
bēngběng HSK7

bind

绷 (繃) bēng frequency
hoop noun
an embroidery frame or hoop used to hold fabric stretched

她把布固定在绣花绷子上。

tā bǎ bù gù​dìng zài xiù​huā bēng zi shàng.

She secured the cloth onto the embroidery hoop.

mat noun
a woven bed surface or mat, typically made of palm fiber or hemp

这种棕绷床睡起来很透气。

zhè zhǒng zōng bēng chuáng shuì qi​lai hěn tòu​qì.

This palm-fiber bed is very breathable to sleep on.

tack verb
to fasten with thread or pins using long, loose stitches

缝领子以前先用针绷一下。

féng lǐng​zi yǐ​qián xiān yòng zhēn bēng yī​xià.

Baste the collar with a needle before sewing it.

tighten verb
to draw tight or stretch taut

弦绷得太紧了，容易断。

xián bēng de tài jǐn le, róng​yì duàn.

The string is stretched too tight and might break easily.

绷 (繃) běng
taut noun
to have a taut face

他绷着脸，一言不发。

tā běng zhe liǎn, yī​yán​bù​fā.

He had a stern expression and didn't say a word.

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,978th most common 10.0 per million
Movie subtitles
2,535th most common 8.11 per million appears in 4% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
5.78 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
4.65 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Simplified
绷
Strokes
17
Unicode
U+7E43

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)