to press down, to crush, to suppress
Animated Stroke Order 压
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HSK Vocabulary: 压
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 压 is used in context
1
yā压
suō缩
wén文
jiàn件
kě可
yǐ以
jié节
shěng省
cún存
chǔ储
kōng空
jiān间
。
Compressing files can save storage space.
2
yā压
pò迫
rén人
mín民
de的
xíng行
wéi为
shì是
bù不
gōng公
zhèng正
de的
。
Oppressing people is unjust behavior.
3
gōng工
zuò作
yā压
lì力
dà大
，
xū需
yào要
shì适
dàng当
fàng放
sōng松
。
Work pressure is high, need to relax properly.
4
wǒ我
yǒu有
yā压
lì力
。
I have pressure.
5
gōng工
zuò作
yā压
lì力
hěn很
dà大
，
wǒ我
xū需
yào要
xiū休
xī息
yī一
xià下
。
Work pressure is high, I need to take a break.
6
miàn面
duì对
kǎo考
shì试
de的
yā压
lì力
，
tā他
měi每
tiān天
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
。
Facing the pressure of exams, he studies hard every day.
7
mā妈
mā妈
yā压
zhì制
le了
dì弟
di弟
de的
kū哭
shēng声
。
Mom suppressed the baby's crying.
8
tā他
nǔ努
lì力
yā压
zhì制
zì自
jǐ己
de的
nù怒
huǒ火
，
bǎo保
chí持
lěng冷
jìng静
。
He tried hard to suppress his anger and stay calm.
9
zhèng政
fǔ府
cǎi采
qǔ取
cuò措
shī施
yā压
zhì制
le了
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
fēi非
fǎ法
jiāo交
yì易
。
The government took measures to suppress illegal transactions in the market.
10
guò过
nián年
shí时
，
wǒ我
shōu收
dào到
le了
yā压
suì岁
qián钱
。
During the Chinese New Year, I received lucky money.
Information
Traditional壓
Radical厂
Strokes6
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#734
Zhuyinㄧㄚ
Components—
UnicodeU+538B
CangjieMGK
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality