忍气吞声 rěn qì tūn shēng

to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 22540th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to swallow one's anger
  2. 2. to grin and bear it
  3. 3. to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence

Characters

Character Meaning
忍 rěn HSK 5
to endure; to bear; to tolerate
气 qì HSK 1
to get angry; air; gas
吞 tūn HSK 6
to swallow; to take
声 shēng HSK 3
sound; voice; noise