yā
press; push; keep under control; bear down
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我压力很大。
wǒ yālì hěn dà.
I am under a lot of pressure.
他压低了声音。
tā yādī le shēngyīn.
He lowered his voice.
这本书压在我的书桌上。
zhè běn shū yā zài wǒ de shūzhuō shàng.
This book is pressing on my desk.
镇压 (zhèn yā)
suppress
压迫 (yā pò)
oppress
提 (tí)
lift
拉 (lā)
pull
The Chinese character 压 (yā) is composed of two parts: the radical 扌(shǒu), which represents the hand, and the phonetic component 央 (yāng). The radical 扌 indicates that 压 is related to an action performed with the hand, while the phonetic component 央 provides a clue to its pronunciation.The original meaning of 压 was "to press down with the hand". This meaning is still preserved in modern Chinese, as in the phrase 压扁 (yā biǎn), which means "to press flat". However, 压 has also developed a number of other meanings, including "to oppress", "to suppress", "to force", and "to weigh down".The character 压 can also be used as a verb or a noun. As a verb, it means "to press down", "to oppress", or "to suppress". As a noun, it means "pressure", "oppression", or "weight".The character 压 is commonly used in Chinese writing. It is also used in Japanese and Korean, where it has similar meanings.
