压
Readings and meanings
- to press down on something with your hand or body
- to keep something down so it cannot move or rise
- pressure (as in 压力)
Examples
请不要用手压桌子。
qǐng bú yào yòng shǒu yā zhuō zi
Please don't press on the table with your hand.
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我工作很忙，压力很大。
wǒ gōng zuò hěn máng, yā lì hěn dà
My work is very busy, and I feel a lot of pressure.
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他用手压住了盒子的盖。
tā yòng shǒu yā zhù le hé zi de gài
He pressed the box's lid down with his hand.
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Words that use “压” as yā
压力yā lìstressWordHSK 3压迫yā pòto treat people in a cruel, unfair way and take away their…WordHSK 6减压jiǎn yāto make your worries or pressure smallerWordHSK 7–9压倒yā dǎoto be too strong or too many for someone or somethingWordHSK 7–9压制yā zhìto stop people from saying or doing what they want, by forceWordHSK 7–9压抑yā yìto keep your feelings inside and not show themWordHSK 7–9压缩yā suōto press something hard to make it smallerWordHSK 7–9挤压jǐ yāto press hard on something to make it smaller or flatWordHSK 7–9
yà
ya4Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is yā.
- used in 压根儿 (yà gēnr) CC-CEDICT
- used in 压马路 (yà mǎ lù) CC-CEDICT
- used in 压板 (yà bǎn) CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 6 strokes
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Practice writing 压
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