00278 Chinese character of 壓 and pronounce aat3

The Chinese character【壓】is a word that describes an action or a state, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Pressure or hold down. Explanation: (1) To apply force from top to bottom. Such as: “flatten”, “crush”, “Mount Tai falls on one’s head”. (2) Approaching. For example: “The army is approaching.” (3) To make someone submit by force or power. Such as: “bullying”, “suppression”, “oppression”. (4) To calm and stabilize. For example: “Drink some water to calm down.”, “After taking a few pills, I finally suppressed my cough.” (5) Put it aside. For example: “backlog of official documents”. (6) Abbreviation for pressure. Such as: “air pressure”, “blood pressure”, “voltage”, “intraocular pressure”, “low pressure center”.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【壓】:yā

Cantonese Jyutping of 【壓】:aat3

Here is an explanation of the primary details of the Chinese character 【壓】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【壓】, for example:Describing an action or state , It means mainly to press or hold down .The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【壓】stands alone as a word, yet when paired with others, it leads to complex linguistic structures, for instance【壓力、壓制】(Mandarin Pinyin:yā lì 、yā zhì/ Cantonese Jyutping:ngaat3 lik6 、ngaat3 zai3)

Writing this character requires 17 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Listed below is a sentence demonstrating the application of this character.:


他在高壓的工作環境中保持冷靜。

He remained calm in a high-pressure work environment.


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