隐忍不言 yǐn rěn bù yán

to keep one's emotions inside oneself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to keep one's emotions inside oneself
  2. 2. to restrain one's emotions

Characters

Character Meaning
隐 yǐn HSK 6
hidden; secret; concealed
忍 rěn HSK 5
to endure; to bear; to tolerate
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech