- 1. suppress; hold back
- ♦ ~不住 be unable to hold oneself back; can't contain oneself
- ♦ ~住气 hold one's breath
- ♦ ~了一肚子火 be filled with pent-up anger
- 2. suffocate; feel oppressed
- ♦ 心里~得慌 feel very much oppressed
- ♦ 屋里太闷, ~得人透不过气来。 The room was so stuffy, one could hardly breathe.