Dictionary/压

压 壓

压 yā

ㄧㄚ
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1to press
2to push down
3to keep under (control)
4pressure

Characters

Examples

qiáo桥zài在zhòng重yā压zhī xià之下dǎo tā倒塌le了。
桥在重压之下倒塌了。
The bridge crashed under the pressure.
果子把树枝压弯了。
The fruit weighed the branches down.
资本家倾向于压榨工人。
The capitalists tend to exploit the working people.

See also: words & characters pronounced yā