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按

àn · an

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to press
  2. to push
  3. to leave aside or shelve
  4. to control
  5. to restrain
  6. to keep one's hand on
  7. to check or refer to
  8. according to
  9. in the light of
  10. (of an editor or author) to make a comment
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In a conversation

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The elevator button

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，请(qǐng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)按(àn)一下(yīxià)八楼(bālóu)。

    Dengdeng, please press floor eight for me.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)自己(zìjǐ)按(àn)？

    OK. Why don't you press it yourself?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)两只手(liǎngzhǐshǒu)都(dōu)拿着(názhe)东西(dōngxi)。

    I'm holding things in both hands.

  4. Dengdeng

    按好(ànhǎo)了(le)，可是(kěshì)门(mén)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)开着(kāizhe)？

    Pressed it. But why is the door still open?

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)按(àn)的(de)是(shì)开门键(kāiménjiàn)！

    You pressed the open-door button!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)能(néng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)清(qīng)单(dān)按(àn)字(zì)母(mǔ)顺(shùn)序(xù)排(pái)列(liè)吗(ma)？

Could you rearrange this list so it's in alphabetical order?

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by honestlang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)按(àn)这(zhè)个(ge)按(àn)钮(niǔ)打(dǎ)开(kāi)电(diàn)视(shì)。

Please press this button to turn on the TV.

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