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HSK 3
压

HSK 3verb

压

Traditional: 壓

yā

压 (yā) means “to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character (traditional 壓) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

不要压坏了。

Bùyào yā huài le.

Don't crush it.

Words containing 压

压力yā lìpressure 气压qì yāatmospheric pressure; barometric pressure 血压xuè yāblood pressure 压迫yā pòto oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)压岁钱yā suì qiánmoney given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve 压缩yā suōto compress; compression 压抑yā yìto constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling 压榨yā zhàto press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing 压制yā zhìto suppress; to inhibit; to stifle

More HSK 3 vocabulary

阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)啊āinterjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!矮ǎilow; short (in length)爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby 安静ān jìngquiet; peaceful; calm 把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb})班bānsurname Ban 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately 办法bàn fǎmeans; method; way (of doing sth)办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises; bureau 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half 帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

Frequently asked questions

What does 压 mean?: 压 (yā) means “to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 压 pronounced?: 压 is pronounced “yā” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 压?: 压 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 压?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 压 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18