yā

Traditional: 壓

HSK 3

压 (yā) is a Chinese word meaning “to press; to push down; to keep under (control)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to press
  2. 2to push down
  3. 3to keep under (control)
  4. 4pressure
Part of speech
verb

Related words

压力pressure压used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]血压blood pressure压抑to constrain or repress emotions压迫to oppress施压to pressure气压atmospheric pressure压倒to overwhelm高压(physics) high pressure镇压suppression挤压to squeeze; to compress电压voltage

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