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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.press; hold/push/weigh down; approach; draw near; gain on; close in on
你的胳膊把孩子压着了。
You're resting your arm on the baby.
我的包压不得。
My bag won't stand much weight.
盒子怕压。
This box won't stand much weight.
- 2
v.control; restrain; keep calm; calm down; keep under control; quell; stabilize; hold back; keep under control
吃点药压压咳嗽。
Take some medicine to control the cough.
你把声音压一点儿！
Keep your voice down.
他强压心头的怒火。
He pressed down his anger.
- 3
n.pressure; (of liquid, blood, atmosphere, etc.) pressure
水压
hydraulic pressure
气压
pressure
血压
blood pressure
- 4
v.cover; envelop; approach; be getting near
落日压树梢。
The setting sun was just above the treetops.
夜幕压下来了。
Twilight is enshrouding the earth.
- 5
v.lay aside; pigeonhole; shelve; set aside
积压
stockpile
工作压一堆。
Work has piled up.
- 6
v.take a risk on something; stake; risk (money, etc.) on something
他把自己的前途压在这次考试上。
He risks his future on the result of this exam.
- 7
v.surpass; outdo; prevail/win over
才能不压众
have mediocre talent
Words and phrases with 压
- 压差[word]differential pressure
- 压紧[word]compact
- 压价[word]demand a lower price
- 压题[word]mix with headlines by chromatography
- 压水[word]pressurized-water
- 压法[word]platen press
- 压惊[word]calm somebody down
- 压迫[word]oppress; constrict
- 压碎[word]bruising
- 压肩迭背[idiom]pressing chest to back and shoulder to shoulder
- 压寨夫人[idiom]wife or mistress of the head of bandits in a mountain
- 压倒一切[idiom]all-conquering
- 压肩叠背[idiom]a huge crowd standing shoulder to shoulder
- 压卷之作[idiom]the best work that has ever been written
Word usage
- Note"压" is usually pronounced "yā"; "yà" is used in spoken words, such as "压板" and "压马路".