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屏气

bǐng qì

2-character word Traditional 屏氣

What 屏气 means

1. to hold one's breath

The characters in 屏气

• 屏píng(standing) screen
• 气qìgas; air; smell; weather

Example sentences

• 我屏气观看眼前光景。
  I watched what was unfolding in front of my eyes with bated breath.

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