绷

bēng/běng

to draw tight; to stretch taut

Traditional 繃

Variant forms 綳

Ancient forms

1 form

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bēng as in 绷带 beng1

běng as in 绷着脸 beng3

bēngdài 绷带 bǎ 把 shāngkǒu 伤口 bāozā 包扎 zhù 住 le 了。

The bandage was wound around the wound.
tāyòng 他用 bēngdài 绷带 bāozā 包扎 le 了 shāngkǒu 伤口。

He wound a bandage around the wound.
tā 她 cáibù 裁布 zuò 做 bēngdài 绷带。

She cut up the cloth to make bandages.
qiúmímen 球迷们 ānjìng 安静 xiàlai 下来， bēngjǐn 绷紧 shénjīng 神经， guānkàn 观看 liǎng 两 zhī 支 qiúduì 球队 de 的 diǎnqiú 点球 dàzhàn 大战。

The fans went silent as they nervously watched the penalty shootout between the two teams.