押
Definitions
- 1. to mortgage
- 2. to pawn
- 3. to detain in custody
- 4. to escort and protect
- 5. (literary) to sign
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Common mistakes
Do not confuse 押 (yā) with 压 (yā, to press), though both are often verbs with different meanings.
Formality
押 is more common in spoken Chinese, while 抵押 is preferred in formal or legal writing.
Example Sentences
2 shown他把手表 押 在当铺里了。
全 押 。
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Words Containing 押
to detain
to provide (an asset) as security for a loan
deposit
see 典當|典当[diǎn dàng]
security (property held against a loan)
collateral (finance)
mortgage loan
mortgage crisis
to play yabao (a gambling game)
to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声)
to adjourn
to bet
rent deposit
to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)
to escort (goods) during transportation
to send under escort
to escort (goods or funds)
supercargo (in maritime law)
to rhyme
(in one's study) to focus on the topics one speculates will appear on the exam
to arrest
detention center
in custody
subprime mortgage
to sign
a jail
to detain
to detain
to apply to a court for an arrest warrant
signature (in grass-style writing)
to pawn
to imprison
noncustodial (sentence)