压

Meaningyā(verb)

to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure

Common compounds: 压力 (pressure), 血压 (blood pressure), 压缩 (to compress).

Examples

• 书包太重，压得我肩膀疼。

  shū bāo tài zhòng, yā dé wǒ jiān bǎng téng.

  My schoolbag is so heavy it hurts my shoulders.

• 别把蛋糕压坏了。

  bié bǎ dàn gāo yā huài le.

  Don't squash the cake.

• 最近工作压力很大。

  zuì jìn gōng zuò yā lì hěn dà.

  There's been a lot of pressure at work lately.

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Meaningyà(verb)

used in 压根儿 and 压马路 and 压板

Examples

• 我压根儿不知道这件事。

  wǒ yà gēn er bù zhī dào zhè jiàn shì.

  I had no idea about this at all.

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