Chinese Word: 压 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

压

(Trad.: 壓)

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 厂

Ideographic: Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厂

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 厂 cliff; factory, workshop; building
- ⿰ Left to right
  - 土 soil, earth; items made of earth
  - 丶 dot

Antonyms: 抬挺

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Pinyin: yā

English Definition: to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
Chinese Definition:
①从上面加力：压住。压碎。压缩。泰山压顶。
②用威力制服、镇服：镇压。压服。压迫。
③控制，使稳定，使平静：压价。压住阵脚。
④搁置：积压。
⑤逼近：大兵压境。
⑥赌博时在某一门上下注：压宝(亦作“押宝”)。
Example Words:
压迫 [ yā pò ]: to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
镇压 [ zhèn yā ]: suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
气压 [ qì yā ]: atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure
压缩 [ yā suō ]: to compress; compression
压制 [ yā zhì ]: to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle
Pinyin: yà

English Definition: see 压根儿
Chinese Definition:
①(压根儿)根本，从来，如“我压压压就不理解这件事”。
Example Words:
压板 [ yà bǎn ]: vise jaw; press board (machine); see-saw
压根 [ yà gēn ]: from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply
压根儿 [ yà gēn r ]: erhua variant of 压根
压马路 [ yà mǎ lù ]: variant of 轧马路

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