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压 yā

press; oppress; crush; pressure

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 4
Radical
厂
Traditional
壓
Type
Ideograph
Made of 厂土丶 ⿸厂⿰土丶

Memory hint: Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厂

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  1. 工作压力太大了。
    Gōngzuò yālì tài dà le.
    The work pressure is too great.
    work pressure too big (le)
  2. 你最近压力大吗？
    Nǐ zuìjìn yālì dà ma?
    Have you had a lot of pressure lately?
    you recently pressure big (question)
  3. 你应该学会减轻压力。
    Nǐ yīnggāi xuéhuì jiǎnqīng yālì.
    You should learn to relieve stress.
    you should learn-know reduce pressure
  4. 他的血压不高。
    Tā de xuèyā bù gāo.
    His blood pressure isn't high.
    his (particle) blood-pressure not high
  5. 考试之前，学生们的压力都很大。
    Kǎoshì zhīqián, xuéshengmen de yālì dōu hěn dà.
    Before exams, students' pressure is very high.
    exam before, students (particle) pressure all very big

Words with 压 (9)