忍氣吞聲 rěn qì tūn shēng

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
to endure; to bear; to tolerate
to get angry; air; gas
to swallow; to take
sound; voice; noise