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压
壓
yà
1. see [[壓根兒|压根儿<yàgēnr>]]
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

压
yā
press; oppress; crush; pressure
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

水压
shuǐyā
water pressure
解压
jiěyā
decompression (in digital technology)
挤压
jǐyā
to squeeze
气压
qìyā
atmospheric pressure
HSK 6
碾压
niǎnyā
to crush or compact by means of a roller
血压
xuèyā
blood pressure
HSK 6
指压
zhǐyā
chiropractic
按压
ànyā
to press
压韵
yāyùn
variant of [[押韻|押韵<yāyùn>]]
欺压
qīyā
to bully
冲压
chòngyā
to stamp
眼压
yǎnyā
intraocular pressure
纾压
shūyā
to alleviate stress
舒压
shūyā
variant of [[紓壓|纾压<shūyā>]]
压电
yādiàn
piezoelectricity (physics)
抗压
kàngyā
to resist pressure or stress
压迫
yāpò
to oppress
HSK 6
低压
dīyā
low pressure
压伏
yāfú
variant of [[壓服|压服<yāfú>]]
压低
yādī
to lower (one's voice)

Alternate Entries

压
yā
to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
755
Word Frequency Rank
964 of 84,292

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