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to be unable to hold back

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bie1bu5zhu4 biēbuzhù

Alternative Pinyin

bie1bu4zhu4 biēbùzhù

Meaning


Primary

to be unable to hold back

Alternatives

be unable to hold back, is unable to hold back, was unable to hold back, unable to hold back, couldn't hold back, could not hold back

Mnemonic


憋不住 To be unable to hold back is to fail 憋 to hold back and [5] quietly say 不 no thing at all about some thought or laughter that is 住 dwelling inside you.

Usage


他 憋不住 哭 出来 了。

He was unable to hold back his tears.

我 憋不住 要 说 几 句。

I was unable to hold back and had to say something.

我 憋不住 笑 了。

I was unable hold back my laughter.