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壓力

简压力 · 繁壓力

Mandarin · pinyin yā lì

pressure

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壓: Look up this written character
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
压: yā · press; oppress; crush; pressure

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1–4 · ya1 li4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 3 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

aat3 lik6

Cantonese word readings for 壓力. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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aat3 lik6

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noun

pressure (continuous physical force)
(physics) pressure (amount of force applied over a given area)
pressure (stress, distress, sense of urgency, influence on someone, etc.)

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