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压 - yā

press; oppress; crush; pressure

press; oppress; crush; pressure

How to read 压

Click 压 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
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Pinyin
Englishpress; oppress; crush; pressure
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

压低 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 压住. Please read 压倒 one more time.

Common words with this character

to lower
to press down; to crush down; to restrain
to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming
to depress prices

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 压 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 压低 and 压住 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 压.