壓力 (aat3 lik6 | ya1 li4) : pressure; stress

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壓力

aat3 lik6

ya1 li4

[1] pressure, thrust
[2] stress, strain

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 5,610,000

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

壓力 / 压力

This word has been viewed 9342 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 26th May 2011 00:58

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Characters in this word:

壓 aat3 - press; suppress; control; prevail over
力 lik6 - strength; force; power

11 compounds containing this word:

施加壓力 - forcing, exert pressure, "turning the screws on"
側壓力 - lateral pressure
壓力容器 - pressure vessel
巨大壓力 - enormous pressure; tremendous pressure
壓力引致的疾病 - stress-induced illnesses
紓解壓力 - relieve stress
朋輩壓力 - peer pressure
上壓力 - upward pressure
紓緩壓力 - relieve stress
同儕壓力 - peer pressure
飽和壓力 - [n] saturation pressure

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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.]

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