氣壓 (hei3 aat3 | qi4 ya1) : atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure

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氣壓

hei3 aat3

qi4 ya1

atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,390,000

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

氣壓 / 气压

This word has been viewed 1261 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 29th Apr 2005 15:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

氣 hei3 - gas; air; breath; anger
壓 aat3 - press; suppress; control; prevail over

8 compounds containing this word:

大氣壓 - atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure
氣壓計 - barometer
水銀氣壓計 - mercury barometer
大氣壓強 - [化] atmospheric pressure
無液氣壓計 - [meteorology] aneroid barometer
空盒氣壓計 - [meteorology] aneroid barometer
Common Formations:
高氣壓 - high atmospheric (or barometric) pressure
氣壓調整室 - air lock

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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Decimal representation of this word: 氣壓

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *