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HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to press
  2. 2. to push down
  3. 3. to keep under (control)
  4. 4. pressure

Words Containing 压

低血压
dī xuè yā

low blood pressure

层压
céng yā

lamination

压压脚
yā ya jiǎo

to help out

液压传动
yè yā chuán dòng

hydraulic drive

电压
diàn yā

voltage

脊椎指压疗法
jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā liáo fǎ

chiropractic therapy

指压
zhǐ yā

acupressure

高血压
gāo xuè yā

high blood pressure

电压计
diàn yā jì

voltmeter

压电
yā diàn

piezoelectricity (physics)

低气压
dī qì yā

low pressure

大气压力
dà qì yā lì

atmospheric pressure

以权压法
yǐ quán yā fǎ

to abuse power to crush the law

法压壶
fǎ yā hú

French press

创伤后心理压力紧张综合症
chuāng shāng hòu xīn lǐ yā lì jǐn zhāng zōng hé zhèng

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

脊椎指压治疗师
jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā zhì liáo shī

chiropractor

眼压
yǎn yā

intraocular pressure

数据压缩
shù jù yā suō

data compression

压痛
yā tòng

(medicine) tenderness; pain experienced when touched or palpated

大气压
dà qì yā

atmospheric pressure

压线
yā xiàn

pressure crease

加压
jiā yā

to pressurize

大气压强
dà qì yā qiáng

atmospheric pressure

压力容器
yā lì róng qì

pressure vessel

欺压
qī yā

to bully

气压表
qì yā biǎo

barometer

可压缩
kě yā suō

compressible

低压带
dī yā dài

low-pressure zone

脉压
mài yā

blood pressure

压价
yā jià

to depress prices

膨压
péng yā

turgor pressure (botany)

温压
wēn yā

temperature and pressure

偏压
piān yā

biasing (electronics)

血压计
xuè yā jì

blood pressure meter

挤压
jǐ yā

to squeeze

鬼压身
guǐ yā shēn

see 鬼壓床|鬼压床[guǐ yā chuáng]

压缩机
yā suō jī

compactor

压实
yā shí

to compress

压岁钱
yā suì qián

money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

压缩
yā suō

to compress; compression

等压线
děng yā xiàn

isobar (line of equal pressure)

减压
jiǎn yā

to reduce pressure

高压锅
gāo yā guō

pressure cooker

压制
yā zhì

to suppress

压力锅
yā lì guō

pressure cooker

压板
yà bǎn

see-saw

渗透压
shèn tòu yā

osmotic pressure

降血压药
jiàng xuè yā yào

antihypertensive drug

心脏收缩压
xīn zàng shōu suō yā

systolic blood pressure

层压式推销
céng yā shì tuī xiāo

pyramid scheme

液压千斤顶
yè yā qiān jīn dǐng

hydraulic jack

压力强度
yā lì qiáng dù

pressure (as measured)

电压表
diàn yā biǎo

voltmeter

压力计
yā lì jì

pressure gauge

水力压裂
shuǐ lì yā liè

hydraulic fracturing

压而不服
yā ér bù fú

coercion will never convince (idiom)

压力
yā lì

pressure

减压时间表
jiǎn yā shí jiān biǎo

decompression schedule (diving)

压阵
yā zhèn

to bring up the rear

积压
jī yā

to pile up

打压
dǎ yā

to suppress

压场
yā chǎng

to serve as the finale to a show

减压表
jiǎn yā biǎo

decompression table

压缩比
yā suō bǐ

compression ratio

液压
yè yā

hydraulic pressure

鬼压床
guǐ yā chuáng

(coll.) sleep paralysis

胎压
tāi yā

tire pressure

有损压缩
yǒu sǔn yā suō

(computing) lossy compression

稳压
wěn yā

stable voltage

压蒜器
yā suàn qì

garlic press

升压剂
shēng yā jì

vasopressor agent

抗压
kàng yā

to resist pressure or stress

蒸汽压路机
zhēng qì yā lù jī

steamroller

等压
děng yā

constant pressure

压迫
yā pò

to oppress

气压
qì yā

atmospheric pressure

高压清洗机
gāo yā qīng xǐ jī

high pressure washer

中压管
zhōng yā guǎn

medium pressure tube

气压计
qì yā jì

barometer

压克力
yā kè lì

acrylic (loanword)

压电体
yā diàn tǐ

piezo-electric

压垮
yā kuǎ

to cause sth to collapse under the weight

掌上压
zhǎng shàng yā

(HK, Malaysia) push-up; press-up (exercise)

按压
àn yā

to press

压缩器
yā suō qì

compressor

地面气压
dì miàn qì yā

ground pressure

东风压倒西风
dōng fēng yā dǎo xī fēng

lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom)

弹压
tán yā

to suppress

黑压压
hēi yā yā

see 烏壓壓|乌压压[wū yā yā]

钻压
zuàn yā

pressure on a drill bit

创伤后压力
chuāng shāng hòu yā lì

post-traumatic stress

压埋
yā mái

to crush and bury

低压
dī yā

low pressure

压低
yā dī

to lower (one's voice)

压轴好戏
yā zhòu hǎo xì

see 壓軸戲|压轴戏[yā zhòu xì]

乌压压
wū yā yā

forming a dense mass

压轴戏
yā zhòu xì

next-to-last item on a program (theater)

压死
yā sǐ

to crush to death

强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé

lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

减压症
jiǎn yā zhèng

decompression sickness

压倒
yā dǎo

to overwhelm

碾压
niǎn yā

to crush or compact (with a roller)

失调电压
shī tiáo diàn yā

offset voltage

压碎
yā suì

to crush

等变压线
děng biàn yā xiàn

isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)

压住
yā zhù

to press down

增压
zēng yā

to pressurize

高压
gāo yā

high pressure

删简压缩
shān jiǎn yā suō

to simplify and condense (a text)

冲压
chòng yā

to stamp

压板
yā bǎn

vise jaw

加压釜
jiā yā fǔ

pressure chamber

压抑
yā yì

to constrain or repress emotions

变压器
biàn yā qì

transformer

占压
zhàn yā

to tie up (funds or resources etc that could otherwise be used)

高压氧治疗
gāo yā yǎng zhì liáo

hyperbaric medicine

以言代法,以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ

to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior

同侪压力
tóng chái yā lì

peer pressure

艺多不压身
yì duō bù yā shēn

it's always good to have more skills (idiom)

收缩压
shōu suō yā

systolic blood pressure

减压病
jiǎn yā bìng

decompression sickness

压力山大
yā lì shān dà

(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[yà lì shān dà])

压舌板
yā shé bǎn

tongue depressor

高压氧
gāo yā yǎng

hyperbaric oxygen

压不碎
yā bu suì

crushproof

镇压
zhèn yā

suppression

负压
fù yā

suction

重压
zhòng yā

high pressure

降压
jiàng yā

to reduce the pressure (of a fluid)

滤压壶
lǜ yā hú

French press

压路机
yā lù jī

road roller

压挤
yā jǐ

to squeeze out

心脏舒张压
xīn zàng shū zhāng yā

diastolic blood pressure

压扁
yā biǎn

to squash

高压氧疗法
gāo yā yǎng liáo fǎ

hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)

解压
jiě yā

to relieve stress

减压程序
jiǎn yā chéng xù

decompression schedule

创伤后压力紊乱
chuāng shāng hòu yā lì wěn luàn

post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD

压强
yā qiáng

pressure (physics)

解压缩
jiě yā suō

to decompress

脊椎指压治疗医生
jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā zhì liáo yī shēng

chiropractor

压线钳
yā xiàn qián

crimping pliers

秤砣虽小压千斤
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn

although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)

纾压
shū yā

to alleviate stress

高压电
gāo yā diàn

high voltage

压坏
yā huài

to crush

血压
xuè yā

blood pressure

压紧
yā jǐn

to compress

挤压出
jǐ yā chū

to extrude

压死骆驼的最后一根稻草
yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo

the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)

压台戏
yā tái xì

last item on a show

压花
yā huā

to emboss

施压
shī yā

to pressure

艺不压身
yì bù yā shēn

see 藝多不壓身|艺多不压身[yì duō bù yā shēn]

压服
yā fú

to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate

高压手段
gāo yā shǒu duàn

high-handed (measures)

压榨
yā zhà

to press

舒张压
shū zhāng yā

diastolic blood pressure

高压线
gāo yā xiàn

high tension power line

白大衣高血压
bái dà yī gāo xuè yā

white coat hypertension

水压
shuǐ yā

water pressure

压倒性
yā dǎo xìng

overwhelming

升压
shēng yā

to boost the pressure (of a fluid)