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忍气吞声

rěnqìtūnshēng

Traditional: 忍氣吞聲

to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence / to swallow one's anger / to grin and bear it

Character Breakdown

忍
rěn
to endure, to bear, to suffer, to tolerate
HSK 5
气
qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
HSK 1
吞
tūn
to absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow
HSK 6
声
shēng
sound, noise; voice, tone, music
HSK 3

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