壓 (aat3 | ya1 ya4) : press; suppress; control; prevail over

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壓

aat3

ya1 ya4

[粵] aat3 | [國] ya1
[1] [v,n] press; weigh down; pressure
[2] [v] suppress; quell; subdue
[3] [v] control; restrain; calm down
[4] [v] prevail over; outdo; surpass
[5] [v] approach; close in on; draw near
[6] [v] lay aside; pidgeonhole; shelve

[粵] aat3 | [國] ya4
(Used only in compound form, e.g. 壓根兒)

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

壓 / 压

This word has been viewed 8618 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th May 2011 05:10

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壓抑 aat3 jik1 ya1 yi4 = suppression

壓扁 aat3 bin2 ya1 bian3 = to flatten; to squash 國

壓住 aat3 zyu6 ya1 zhu4 = to flatten; to press

壓力 aat3 lik6 ya1 li4 = pressure; stress

電壓 din6 aat3 dian4 ya1 = voltage; volt

高血壓 gou1 hyut3 aat3 gao1 xue4 ya1 (PRC), gao1 xie3 ya1 (Taiwan) = high blood pressure; hypertension

血壓 hyut3 aat3 xue4 ya1 (PRC), xie3 ya1 (Taiwan) = blood pressure

低血壓 dai1 hyut3 aat3 di1 xue4 ya1 (PRC), di1 xie3 ya1 (Taiwan) = low blood pressure, hypotention

壓迫 aat3 bik1 ya1 po4 = to oppress; to tread down; oppression

壓縮 aat3 suk1 ya1 suo1 = to compress; compression
See all 83 compounds (CantoDict reports 94 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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我有壓力，你有壓力，你做咩要挑釁我？粵
"You have pressure, I have pressure, why do you want to provoke me?"
[This infamous quote from 巴士阿叔 ("Bus Uncle") was a cultural phenomenon in 2006. See the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bus_Uncle.]

呢個係一個開頭光芒芒，後尾黑壓壓嘅故事粵
This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark.
[Lit. this [counter] is one [counter] start bright, end dark [possessive particle] story]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 壓
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