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Meaning of 压

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(Trad.: 壓)
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Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Ideographic: Soil crushed under pressure
Character Formation:
  • Surround from upper left
    • [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
    • Left to right
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  • Pinyin:
    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:
    压力 pressure
    压迫 to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
    压缩 suō to compress; compression
    高压 gāo high pressure; high-handed
    压抑 to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
    More: 压* | *压 | *压*
  • Pinyin:
    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 bǎn vise jaw; press board (machine); see-saw
    压根 gēn from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply
    压根儿 gēn r erhua variant of 压根
    压马路 variant of 轧马路
    More: 压* | *压 | *压*
Example Sentences
1
Rice must be steamed in a pressure cooker.
2
I was buried under a pile of homework to study.
3
Exercise is a good way to relieve stress.
4
They work under tremendous pressure.
5
This job gives me a lot of pressure.