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施压

shī yā · shi ya

Traditional 施壓

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to pressure
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The broken lift

  1. Dengdeng

    电梯(diàntī)又(yòu)坏(huài)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)向(xiàng)物业(wùyè)施压(shīyā)吧(ba)。

    The lift is broken again. Let's pressure the property office together.

  2. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)施压(shīyā)？打电话(dǎdiànhuà)吗(ma)？

    How do we pressure them? By phone?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，每天(měitiān)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)，一起(yīqǐ)施压(shīyā)。

    Yes. We call every day and pressure them together.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)先(xiān)打(dǎ)。你(nǐ)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    I'll call first. What do I say?

  5. Dengdeng

    就(jiù)说(shuō)：电梯(diàntī)修好(xiūhǎo)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)不(bù)打(dǎ)了(le)。

    Say: once the lift is fixed, we will stop calling.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

工(gōng)会(huì)向(xiàng)公(gōng)司(sī)施(shī)压(yā)，要(yāo)求(qiú)提(tí)高(gāo)最(zuì)低(dī)工(gōng)资(zī)。

The union pressured the company to raise the minimum wage.

02

邻(lín)居(jū)们(men)联(lián)合(hé)起(qǐ)来(lái)向(xiàng)物(wù)业(yè)施(shī)压(yā)，要(yāo)求(qiú)尽(jǐn)快(kuài)修(xiū)好(hǎo)电(diàn)梯(tī)。

The neighbors joined forces to pressure the property management to fix the elevator as soon as possible.

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