绷着脸 běngzheliǎn stern Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 1 běngzheliǎn stern sullen 1 sentence 他绷着脸，一言不发。 tā běng zhe liǎn, yīyánbùfā. He had a stern expression and didn't say a word. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary