压

yā · ya/yà · ya

Traditional 壓

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)

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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