HSK Level 3

àn

press; push; check; restrain

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Example Sentences

我按时完成了作业。

wǒ ànshí wánchéngle zuòyè.

I finished my homework on time.

请按顺序排队。

qǐng àn shùnxù páiduì.

Please line up in order.

他按我的要求做了。

tā àn wǒ de yāoqiú zuòle.

He did it according to my request.

Synonyms

(yī)

according to

(zhào)

according to

Antonyms

(fàng)

release

(sōng)

loosen

Etymology & Components

The Chinese character 按 (àn) is composed of two parts: the radical 手 (shǒu), meaning "hand," and the phonetic component 安 (ān). The character 按 originally meant "to press down with the hand" or "to press on." It has since extended to mean "to press," "to push," "to press down," "to press on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on," "to press down on,"