压 yā press
press; crush; pressure
How to remember 压: 厂 factory + 土 earth + 丶 a drop = press. Behind the factory the girl packs wet earth into a mold, adds a drop of water and uses both hands to press it down.
Component breakdown
压 = 厂 factory + 圡
- 厂 factory
- 圡
- 土 earth
- 丶 a drop
Behind the factory the girl packs wet earth into a mold, adds a drop of water and uses both hands to press it down.
How it is used
- To press / crush / suppress, and pressure - 压力 (yālì) pressure/stress, 血压 (xuèyā) blood pressure, 压倒 (yādǎo) overwhelm.
- 压力 covers both physical pressure and mental stress: 工作压力大 (gōngzuò yālì dà) work is very stressful.
- 压缩 (yāsuō) compress; 高压 (gāoyā) high pressure/high-handed.
Words with 压
- 压力yālìpressureHSK 4
- 压岁钱yāsuìqiánNew Year money for childrenHSK 5
- 减压jiǎnyāto reduce pressureHSK 6
- 压缩yāsuōto compressHSK 6
- 血压xuèyāblood pressureHSK 6
- 压倒yādǎoto overwhelmHSK 7
- 气压qìyāatmospheric pressureHSK 7
- 高压gāoyāhigh pressureHSK 7
- 压制yāzhìto suppressHSK 8
- 压抑yāyìto constrain or repress emotionsHSK 8
- 压榨yāzhàto pressHSK 8
- 压轴yāzhòuopera term: to present the second to last item in a theatrical performanceHSK 8
- 压迫yāpòto oppressHSK 8
- 挤压jǐyāto squeezeHSK 8
- 施压shīyāto pressureHSK 8
- 高血压gāoxuèyāhigh blood pressureHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他承受着很大的工作压力。 Tā chéngshòuzhe hěn dà de gōngzuò yālì.He's under a lot of pressure at work.