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高压

gāoyā

“High pressure” in Chinese is 高压 (gāoyā).

Meaning

  • (physics) high pressure
  • (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure
  • high voltage
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  • systolic blood pressure
  • high-handed; oppressive

Example

天朝的网络,就是高压锅的气阀,能承受所有的压力并且确保它不爆炸。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 高雅 (gāoyǎ, dainty)