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压

yā · ya/yà · ya

Traditional 壓

HSK 3

Meaning

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yā 壓

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

yà 壓

  1. used in 壓根兒 / 压根儿 (yà gēn r) and 壓馬路 / 压马路 (yà mǎ lù) and 壓板 / 压板 (yà bǎn)
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In a conversation

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Papers in the wind

  1. Dengdeng

    风(fēng)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，纸(zhǐ)都(dōu)吹(chuī)跑(pǎo)了(le)！

    The wind is strong! The papers are blowing away!

  2. Liangliang

    找(zhǎo)东西(dōngxi)压(yā)住(zhù)它们(tāmen)。

    Find something to press them down.

  3. Dengdeng

    用(yòng)书(shū)压(yā)可以(kěyǐ)吗(ma)？

    Can I press them with a book?

  4. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)，书(shū)重(zhòng)，压(yā)得(de)住(zhù)。

    Yes. A book is heavy. It can hold them.

  5. Dengdeng

    压(yā)住(zhù)了(le)！可是(kěshì)风(fēng)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)吹(chuī)走(zǒu)了(le)。

    Pressed down! But now the wind took my hat.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)压(yā)在(zài)书(shū)下(xià)面(miàn)。

Please press this piece of paper under the book.

02

别(bié)压(yā)那(nà)个(ge)箱(xiāng)子(zi)，里(lǐ)面(miàn)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)会(huì)坏(huài)。

Don't press down on that box; the things inside will break.

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