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Meaning of 壓

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壓 (Simplified: 压)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4
Antonyms: 抬 挺
Total strokes: 17; Radical: 土
Ideographic:Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厭; 厭 also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 厭 [ yàn ] to dislike, to detest; to reject; to satiate
    • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
Similar Characters: 懕
1
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:
壓力HSK 4 yā lì pressure
壓迫HSK 6 yā pò to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
壓縮HSK 6 yā suō to compress; compression
壓抑HSK 6 yā yì to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
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2
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:
壓板 yà bǎn vise jaw; press board (machine); see-saw
壓根 yà gēn from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply
壓根兒 yà gēn r erhua variant of 压根
壓馬路 yà mǎ lù variant of 轧马路
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Example Sentences
1
米饭必须在压力锅里蒸熟
。
Rice must be steamed in a pressure cooker.
2
我被一堆学习作业压垮了
。
I was buried under a pile of homework to study.
3
运动是缓解压力的好方法
。
Exercise is a good way to relieve stress.
4
他们在巨大的压力下工作
。
They work under tremendous pressure.
5
这份工作给我很大的压力
。
This job gives me a lot of pressure.