压

yā

HSK 33 readings

“To press” in Chinese is 压 (yā).

Other characters with the syllable ya: see all 14 →

Meaning

to press
to push down
to keep under (control)

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pressure
used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]
used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]
used in 壓板|压板[ya4 ban3]

Example

我最近压力有点大。

I've been under a lot of pressure lately.

From 压力 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

yāto press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure
yàused in 壓根兒|压根儿 / used in 壓馬路|压马路 / used in 壓板|压板

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 压

压力yālìpressureHSK 3 压迫yāpòto oppressHSK 6 高压gāoyā(physics) high pressureHSK 7-9 挤压jǐyāto squeeze; to compressHSK 7-9 减压jiǎnyāto reduce pressureHSK 7-9 施压shīyāto pressureHSK 7-9 血压xuèyāblood pressureHSK 7-9 压倒yādǎoto overwhelmHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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