yā kuǎ

Traditional: 壓垮

压垮 (yā kuǎ) is a Chinese word meaning “to cause sth to collapse under the weight; (fig.) to overwhelm”.

Meanings

  1. 1to cause sth to collapse under the weight
  2. 2(fig.) to overwhelm

Characters in 压垮

压yā · to press垮kuǎ · to collapse (lit. or fig.)

Related words

压力pressure压to press压used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]血压blood pressure垮to collapse (lit. or fig.)压抑to constrain or repress emotions压迫to oppress施压to pressure气压atmospheric pressure打垮to defeat压倒to overwhelm高压(physics) high pressure

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