压
壓yā
#755 most
frequent character
press, push, keep under control
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
压 shortens 壓. Its 土 earth part gives the original sense: filling something with dirt and packing it down. The empty 厂 comes from the old sound part 厭, and 丶 is a decorative mark. From pressing dirt down came pressing, oppressing, and approaching.
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Example Sentences
请你压一下这个按钮。
qǐng nǐ yā yīxià zhègè ànniǔ 。
Please press this button.
她用力压住了那本书。
tā yònglì yā zhù le nàběnshū 。
She pressed down hard on that book.
你需要压一下这根绳子。
nǐ xūyào yā yīxià zhè gēn shéngzǐ 。
You need to push down on this rope.
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