press; oppress; crush; pressure

HSK 4 #756

DEFINITIONS

压 yā
  • to press
  • to push down
  • to keep under (control)
  • pressure
压 yà
  • see 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]

STROKES

WORDS

倒性 yā dǎo xìng overwhelming
克力 yā kè lì acrylic (loanword); see also 亞克力|亚克力[ya4 ke4 li4]
力容器 yā lì róng qì pressure vessel; autoclave
力山大 yā lì shān dà (jocularly) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4])
力强度 yā lì qiáng dù pressure (as measured)
埋 yā mái to crush and bury
场 yā chǎng to hold the attention of an audience; to serve as the finale to a show
脚 yā ya jiǎo to help out
脚儿 yā ya jiǎo r erhua variant of 壓壓腳|压压脚[ya1 ya5 jiao3]
坏 yā huài to crush
实 yā shí to compress; to compact
宝 yā bǎo variant of 押寶|押宝[ya1 bao3]
扁 yā biǎn to squash; to crush flat
挤 yā jǐ to squeeze out; to extrude
服 yā fú to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate
板 yà bǎn vise jaw; press board (machine); see-saw
根 yà gēn from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply
死 yā sǐ to crush to death
碎 yā suì to crush
紧 yā jǐn to compress
线 yā xiàn pressure crease; fig. to toil for sb else's benefit; line ball (i.e. on the line)
线钳 yā xiàn qián crimping pliers; amp pliers
缩器 yā suō qì compressor
缩比 yā suō bǐ compression ratio
而不服 yā ér bù fú coercion will never convince (idiom)