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壓

简压 · 繁壓

Mandarin · pinyin yā#

to press
to push down
to keep under (control)
pressure

Mandarin · pinyin yà#

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壓: Look up this written character
压: yā · press; oppress; crush; pressure

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character · Etymology 1

to press; to push down
to keep under control; to control
to suppress; to bring pressure on; to intimidate
to approach; to draw near; to close in on
to surpass; to prevail over
to shelve; to lay aside
to risk; to stake
(physics) pressure
used in 壓根兒／压根儿 (yàgēnr, “in the first place”)
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to press and draw (a line)
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to scrape or pare off horizontally

character · Etymology 1

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to separate; to set apart
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gather together; to collect

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