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按
àn
1.
to press
2.
to push
3.
to leave aside or shelve
4.
to control
5.
to restrain
6.
to keep one's hand on
7.
to check or refer to
8.
according to
9.
in the light of
10.
(of an editor or author) to make a comment
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✏️ 9 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
按下
ànxià
to press down
按压
ànyā
to press
按天
àntiān
daily (law)
按季
ànjì
according to season
按察
ànchá
to investigate (old)
按捺
ànnà
to restrain
按揭
ànjiē
a mortgage
按摩
ànmó
massage
按日
ànrì
daily (law)
按时
ànshí
on time
按月
ànyuè
monthly
按期
ànqī
on schedule
按照
ànzhào
according to
按理
ànlǐ
according to reason
按立
ànlì
ordination
按纳
ànnà
variant of [[按捺<ànnà>]]
按脉
ànmài
to feel (take) the pulse
按蚊
ànwén
anopheles
按诊
ànzhěn
palpation (as a method of examination)
按语
ànyǔ
note
Example Sentences (2)
按我以前的经验，早应该谈成了，这次我也不知道哪儿出了问题。
Àn wǒ yǐqián de jīngyàn, zǎo yīnggāi tánchéng le, zhè cì wǒ yě bù zhīdào nǎr chū le wèntí.
Based on my past experience, it should have been settled long ago; this time I also don't know what went wrong.
Text 1
按原来的计划应该是两周，但是我们可以提前完成，周末保证做完。
Àn yuánlái de jìhuà yīnggāi shì liǎng zhōu, dànshì wǒmen kěyǐ tíqián wánchéng, zhōumò bǎozhèng zuò wán.
According to the original plan, it should take two weeks, but we can finish early and make sure it's done by the weekend.
Text 2
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 572
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,159 of 84,292