按

àn

“To press” in Chinese is 按 (àn).

Other characters with the syllable an: see all 5 →

Meaning

to press
to push
to leave aside or shelve

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to control
to restrain
to keep one's hand on
to check or refer to
according to
in the light of
(of an editor or author) to make a comment

Example

如果你不按照安全手续来的话，你可能会受伤的。

You may injure yourself if you don't follow safety procedures.

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

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 按

按照ànzhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis ofHSK 3 按时ànshíon timeHSK 4 按摩ànmómassageHSK 5 按键ànjiànbutton or key (on a device)HSK 7-9 按说ànshuōin the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normallyHSK 7-9 按理说ànlǐ shuōit is reasonable to say that...HSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

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 布bùto announceHSK 3

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