àn
按 (àn) is a Chinese word meaning “to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve”.
Meanings
- 1to press
- 2to push
- 3to leave aside or shelve
- 4to control
- 5to restrain
- 6to keep one's hand on
- 7to check or refer to
- 8according to
- 9in the light of
- 10(of an editor or author) to make a comment
- Part of speech
- verb, preposition
Related words
按照according to; in accordance with; on the basis of按摩massage按钮to push a button按时on time按摩师masseur; massage therapist按部就班(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine按键button or key (on a device)按揭a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)按兵不动to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time按理说it is reasonable to say that...按压to press按期on schedule