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绷着劲

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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

绷着劲 [běngzhejìn]
  1. 1. To be in a situation where one cannot or does not want to talk with someone else after a fight.
    去跟他道个歉吧, 别总绷着劲！
    Go and apologize to him, don’t leave things deadlocked!
  2. 2. To gather up courage and strength to do something.
    拔河场上, 两队人员都绷着劲, 使比赛一时难分胜负。
    In a push-and-pull game, both teams strained hard and were neck and neck in the competition.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

绷着劲 [běngzhejìn]
  1. 1. 因闹别扭而僵持着
    吵架后，他们还绷着劲呢。
  2. 2. 憋着劲,勉强支撑着
    高烧中,他绷着劲坚持把稿子写完了。
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Examples

去跟他道个歉吧, 别总绷着劲！
Go and apologize to him, don’t leave things deadlocked! → 绷着劲
拔河场上, 两队人员都绷着劲, 使比赛一时难分胜负。
In a push-and-pull game, both teams strained hard and were neck and neck in the competition. → 绷着劲
高烧中,他绷着劲坚持把稿子写完了。 → 绷着劲

Word Decomposition

绷
[bèng] 		+ 着
[zhe] 		+ 劲
[jìng]

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