press; oppress; crush; pressure

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

倒性 yā dǎo xìng overwhelming
價 yā jià to depress prices
克力 yā kè lì acrylic (loanword); see also 亞克力|亚克力[ya4 ke4 li4]
制 yā zhì to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle
力 yā lì pressure
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])
力強度 yā lì qiáng dù pressure (as measured)
力計 yā lì jì pressure gauge; manometer; piezometer
力鍋 yā lì guō pressure cooker
垮 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight; (fig.) to overwhelm
埋 yā mái to crush and bury
場 yā chǎng to hold the attention of an audience; to serve as the finale to a show
腳 yā ya jiǎo to help out
腳兒 yā ya jiǎo r erhua variant of 壓壓腳|压压脚[ya1 ya5 jiao3]
壞 yā huài to crush
實 yā shí to compress; to compact
寶 yā bǎo variant of 押寶|押宝[ya1 bao3]
強 yā qiáng pressure (physics)
扁 yā biǎn to squash; to crush flat
抑 yā yì to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
擠 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