Chinese Word: 压 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

压 (Trad.: 壓)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Antonyms: 抬挺

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 厂

Ideographic:Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厂

Character Formation:

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

Similar Characters: 圧

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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:

压力HSK 4	yā lì	pressure
压迫HSK 6	yā pò	to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
压缩HSK 6	yā suō	to compress; compression
高压	gāo yā	high pressure; high-handed
压抑HSK 6	yā yì	to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression

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

1		mǐ fàn 米饭 bì xū 必须 zài 在 yā lì guō 压力锅 lǐ 里 zhēng shú 蒸熟。 Rice must be steamed in a pressure cooker.
2		wǒ 我 bèi 被 yì duī 一堆 xué xí 学习 zuò yè 作业 yā kuǎ 压垮 le 了。 I was buried under a pile of homework to study.
3		yùn dòng 运动 shì 是 huǎn jiě 缓解 yā lì 压力 de 的 hǎo 好 fāng fǎ 方法。 Exercise is a good way to relieve stress.
4		tā men 他们 zài 在 jù dà 巨大 de 的 yā lì 压力 xià 下 gōng zuò 工作。 They work under tremendous pressure.
5		zhè fèn 这份 gōng zuò 工作 gěi 给 wǒ 我 hěn dà 很大 de 的 yā lì 压力。 This job gives me a lot of pressure.

1		mǐ fàn 米饭 bì xū 必须 zài 在 yā lì guō 压力锅 lǐ 里 zhēng shú 蒸熟。 Rice must be steamed in a pressure cooker.
2		wǒ 我 bèi 被 yì duī 一堆 xué xí 学习 zuò yè 作业 yā kuǎ 压垮 le 了。 I was buried under a pile of homework to study.
3		yùn dòng 运动 shì 是 huǎn jiě 缓解 yā lì 压力 de 的 hǎo 好 fāng fǎ 方法。 Exercise is a good way to relieve stress.
4		tā men 他们 zài 在 jù dà 巨大 de 的 yā lì 压力 xià 下 gōng zuò 工作。 They work under tremendous pressure.
5		zhè fèn 这份 gōng zuò 工作 gěi 给 wǒ 我 hěn dà 很大 de 的 yā lì 压力。 This job gives me a lot of pressure.