pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
压 
壓 
ya1 
 
 
to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 
 
压 
壓 
ya4 
 
 
see 壓根兒|压根儿 
 
 
strokes 
17 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
14 
 
按压 
按壓 
an4 ya1 
 
 
to press; to push (a button) 
 
白大衣高血压 
白大衣高血壓 
bai2 da4 yi1 gao1 xue4 ya1 
 
 
white coat hypertension; white coat syndrome 
 
变压器 
變壓器 
bian4 ya1 qi4 
 
 
transformer 
 
层压 
層壓 
ceng2 ya1 
 
 
lamination 
 
层压式推销 
層壓式推銷 
ceng2 ya1 shi4 tui1 xiao1 
 
 
pyramid scheme 
 
秤砣虽小压千斤 
秤砣雖小壓千斤 
cheng4 tuo2 sui1 xiao3 ya1 qian1 jin1 
 
 
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom); apparently insignificant details can have a large impact; for want of a nail the battle was lost 
 
冲压 
沖壓 
chong4 ya1 
 
 
to stamp; to press (sheet metal); Taiwan pr.  
 
创伤后心理压力紧张综合症 
創傷後心理壓力緊張綜合症 
chuang1 shang1 hou4 xin1 li3 ya1 li4 jin3 zhang1 zong1 he2 zheng4 
 
 
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 
 
创伤后压力 
創傷後壓力 
chuang1 shang1 hou4 ya1 li4 
 
 
post-traumatic stress 
 
创伤后压力紊乱 
創傷後壓力紊亂 
chuang1 shang1 hou4 ya1 li4 wen3 luan4 
 
 
post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD 
 
打压 
打壓 
da3 ya1 
 
 
to suppress; to beat down 
 
大气压 
大氣壓 
da4 qi4 ya1 
 
 
atmospheric pressure 
 
大气压力 
大氣壓力 
da4 qi4 ya1 li4 
 
 
atmospheric pressure 
 
大气压强 
大氣壓強 
da4 qi4 ya1 qiang2 
 
 
atmospheric pressure 
 
等变压线 
等變壓線 
deng3 bian4 ya1 xian4 
 
 
isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient) 
 
等压 
等壓 
deng3 ya1 
 
 
constant pressure; equal pressure 
 
等压线 
等壓線 
deng3 ya1 xian4 
 
 
isobar (line of equal pressure) 
 
低气压 
低氣壓 
di1 qi4 ya1 
 
 
low pressure; depression (meteorology) 
 
低血压 
低血壓 
di1 xue4 ya1 
 
 
low blood pressure 
 
低压 
低壓 
di1 ya1 
 
 
low pressure; low voltage 
 
低压带 
低壓帶 
di1 ya1 dai4 
 
 
low-pressure zone; depression (meteorology) 
 
地面气压 
地面氣壓 
di4 mian4 qi4 ya1 
 
 
ground pressure 
 
电压 
電壓 
dian4 ya1 
 
 
voltage 
 
电压表 
電壓表 
dian4 ya1 biao3 
 
 
voltmeter 
 
电压计 
電壓計 
dian4 ya1 ji4 
 
 
voltmeter 
 
法压壶 
法壓壺 
fa3 ya1 hu2 
 
 
French press; press pot 
 
扶正压邪 
扶正壓邪 
fu2 zheng4 ya1 xie2 
 
 
to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom) 
 
负压 
負壓 
fu4 ya1 
 
 
suction; negative pressure 
 
高血压 
高血壓 
gao1 xue4 ya1 
 
 
high blood pressure; hypertension 
 
高压 
高壓 
gao1 ya1 
 
 
high pressure; high-handed 
 
高压电 
高壓電 
gao1 ya1 dian4 
 
 
high voltage 
 
高压锅 
高壓鍋 
gao1 ya1 guo1 
 
 
pressure cooker 
 
高压清洗机 
高壓清洗機 
gao1 ya1 qing1 xi3 ji1 
 
 
high pressure washer 
 
高压手段 
高壓手段 
gao1 ya1 shou3 duan4 
 
 
high-handed (measures); with a heavy hand 
 
高压线 
高壓線 
gao1 ya1 xian4 
 
 
high tension power line 
 
高压氧 
高壓氧 
gao1 ya1 yang3 
 
 
hyperbaric oxygen; hyperbaric oxygenation; also abbr. for 高壓氧治療|高压氧治疗, hyperbaric therapy 
 
高压氧疗法 
高壓氧療法 
gao1 ya1 yang3 liao2 fa3 
 
 
hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT); also 高壓氧治療|高压氧治疗 
 
高压氧治疗 
高壓氧治療 
gao1 ya1 yang3 zhi4 liao2 
 
 
hyperbaric medicine; hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT); also 高壓氧療法|高压氧疗法 
 
鬼压床 
鬼壓床 
gui3 ya1 chuang2 
 
 
(coll.) sleep paralysis 
 
鬼压身 
鬼壓身 
gui3 ya1 shen1 
 
 
see 鬼壓床|鬼压床 
 
黑压压 
黑壓壓 
hei1 ya1 ya1 
 
 
see 烏壓壓|乌压压 
 
积压 
積壓 
ji1 ya1 
 
 
to pile up; to accumulate without being dealt with 
 
挤压 
擠壓 
ji3 ya1 
 
 
to squeeze; to press; to extrude 
 
挤压出 
擠壓出 
ji3 ya1 chu1 
 
 
to extrude 
 
脊椎指压疗法 
脊椎指壓療法 
ji3 zhui1 zhi3 ya1 liao2 fa3 
 
 
chiropractic therapy 
 
脊椎指压治疗师 
脊椎指壓治療師 
ji3 zhui1 zhi3 ya1 zhi4 liao2 shi1 
 
 
chiropractor 
 
脊椎指压治疗医生 
脊椎指壓治療醫生 
ji3 zhui1 zhi3 ya1 zhi4 liao2 yi1 sheng1 
 
 
chiropractor 
 
加压 
加壓 
jia1 ya1 
 
 
to pressurize; to pile on pressure 
 
加压釜 
加壓釜 
jia1 ya1 fu3 
 
 
pressure chamber; pressurized cauldron 
 
减压 
減壓 
jian3 ya1 
 
 
to reduce pressure; to relax 
 
减压表 
減壓表 
jian3 ya1 biao3 
 
 
decompression table 
 
减压病 
減壓病 
jian3 ya1 bing4 
 
 
decompression sickness; the bends; also 減壓症|减压症 
 
减压程序 
減壓程序 
jian3 ya1 cheng2 xu4 
 
 
decompression schedule 
 
减压时间表 
減壓時間表 
jian3 ya1 shi2 jian1 biao3 
 
 
decompression schedule (diving); also called 減壓程序|减压程序 
 
减压症 
減壓症 
jian3 ya1 zheng4 
 
 
decompression sickness; the bends; also 減壓病|减压病 
 
降血压药 
降血壓藥 
jiang4 xue4 ya1 yao4 
 
 
antihypertensive drug 
 
降压 
降壓 
jiang4 ya1 
 
 
to reduce the pressure (of a fluid); to lower one's blood pressure; to lower (or step down) the voltage 
 
解压 
解壓 
jie3 ya1 
 
 
decompression (in digital technology); to extract data from a compressed file 
 
解压缩 
解壓縮 
jie3 ya1 suo1 
 
 
to decompress; decompression (esp. computer) 
 
抗压 
抗壓 
kang4 ya1 
 
 
to resist pressure or stress; pressure-resistant 
 
可压缩 
可壓縮 
ke3 ya1 suo1 
 
 
compressible 
 
扣压 
扣壓 
kou4 ya1 
 
 
to withhold; to hold sth back (and prevent it being known) 
 
滤压壶 
濾壓壺 
lv4 ya1 hu2 
 
 
French press; press pot 
 
脉压 
脈壓 
mai4 ya1 
 
 
blood pressure 
 
模压 
模壓 
mu2 ya1 
 
 
mold pressing 
 
碾压 
碾壓 
nian3 ya1 
 
 
to crush or compact by means of a roller 
 
偏压 
偏壓 
pian1 ya1 
 
 
biasing (electronics); bias voltage 
 
欺压 
欺壓 
qi1 ya1 
 
 
to bully; to push around 
 
气压 
氣壓 
qi4 ya1 
 
 
atmospheric pressure; barometric pressure 
 
气压表 
氣壓表 
qi4 ya1 biao3 
 
 
barometer 
 
气压计 
氣壓計 
qi4 ya1 ji4 
 
 
barometer 
 
强龙不压地头蛇 
強龍不壓地頭蛇 
qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2 
 
 
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law 
 
删简压缩 
刪簡壓縮 
shan1 jian3 ya1 suo1 
 
 
to simplify and condense (a text); abridged 
 
渗透压 
滲透壓 
shen4 tou4 ya1 
 
 
osmotic pressure 
 
升压 
升壓 
sheng1 ya1 
 
 
to boost the pressure (of a fluid); to boost (or step up) the voltage 
 
升压剂 
升壓劑 
sheng1 ya1 ji4 
 
 
vasopressor agent; antihypotensive agent (medicine) 
 
施压 
施壓 
shi1 ya1 
 
 
to pressure 
 
收缩压 
收縮壓 
shou1 suo1 ya1 
 
 
systolic blood pressure 
 
舒压 
舒壓 
shu1 ya1 
 
 
variant of 紓壓|纾压 
 
纾压 
紓壓 
shu1 ya1 
 
 
to alleviate stress 
 
舒张压 
舒張壓 
shu1 zhang1 ya1 
 
 
diastolic blood pressure 
 
数据压缩 
數據壓縮 
shu4 ju4 ya1 suo1 
 
 
data compression 
 
水压 
水壓 
shui3 ya1 
 
 
water pressure 
 
胎压 
胎壓 
tai1 ya1 
 
 
tire pressure 
 
弹压 
彈壓 
tan2 ya1 
 
 
to suppress; to quell (a disturbance); repression 
 
同侪压力 
同儕壓力 
tong2 chai2 ya1 li4 
 
 
peer pressure 
 
温压 
溫壓 
wen1 ya1 
 
 
temperature and pressure 
 
稳压 
穩壓 
wen3 ya1 
 
 
stable voltage 
 
乌压压 
烏壓壓 
wu1 ya1 ya1 
 
 
forming a dense mass 
 
心脏收缩压 
心臟收縮壓 
xin1 zang4 shou1 suo1 ya1 
 
 
systolic blood pressure 
 
心脏舒张压 
心臟舒張壓 
xin1 zang4 shu1 zhang1 ya1 
 
 
diastolic blood pressure 
 
血压 
血壓 
xue4 ya1 
 
 
blood pressure 
 
血压计 
血壓計 
xue4 ya1 ji4 
 
 
blood pressure meter; sphygmomanometer 
 
压宝 
壓寶 
ya1 bao3 
 
 
variant of 押寶|押宝 
 
压扁 
壓扁 
ya1 bian3 
 
 
to squash; to crush flat 
 
压不碎 
壓不碎 
ya1 bu5 sui4 
 
 
crushproof; unbreakable; indomitable 
 
压场 
壓場 
ya1 chang3 
 
 
to hold the attention of an audience; to serve as the finale to a show 
 
压车 
壓車 
ya1 che1 
 
 
variant of 押車|押车 
 
压倒 
壓倒 
ya1 dao3 
 
 
to overwhelm; to overpower; overwhelming 
 
压倒性 
壓倒性 
ya1 dao3 xing4 
 
 
overwhelming 
 
压低 
壓低 
ya1 di1 
 
 
to lower (one's voice) 
 
压电 
壓電 
ya1 dian4 
 
 
piezoelectricity (physics) 
 
压电体 
壓電體 
ya1 dian4 ti3 
 
 
piezo-electric 
 
压而不服 
壓而不服 
ya1 er2 bu4 fu2 
 
 
coercion will never convince (idiom) 
 
压伏 
壓伏 
ya1 fu2 
 
 
variant of 壓服|压服 
 
压服 
壓服 
ya1 fu2 
 
 
to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate 
 
压花 
壓花 
ya1 hua1 
 
 
to emboss; coining; knurling 
 
压坏 
壓壞 
ya1 huai4 
 
 
to crush 
 
压挤 
壓擠 
ya1 ji3 
 
 
to squeeze out; to extrude 
 
压价 
壓價 
ya1 jia4 
 
 
to depress prices 
 
压紧 
壓緊 
ya1 jin3 
 
 
to compress 
 
压克力 
壓克力 
ya1 ke4 li4 
 
 
acrylic (loanword); see also 亞克力|亚克力 
 
压垮 
壓垮 
ya1 kua3 
 
 
to cause sth to collapse under the weight; (fig.) to overwhelm 
 
压力 
壓力 
ya1 li4 
 
 
pressure 
 
压力锅 
壓力鍋 
ya1 li4 guo1 
 
 
pressure cooker 
 
压力计 
壓力計 
ya1 li4 ji4 
 
 
pressure gauge; manometer; piezometer 
 
压力强度 
壓力強度 
ya1 li4 qiang2 du4 
 
 
pressure (as measured) 
 
压力容器 
壓力容器 
ya1 li4 rong2 qi4 
 
 
pressure vessel; autoclave 
 
压力山大 
壓力山大 
ya1 li4 shan1 da4 
 
 
(jocularly) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大) 
 
压路机 
壓路機 
ya1 lu4 ji1 
 
 
road roller 
 
压埋 
壓埋 
ya1 mai2 
 
 
to crush and bury 
 
压迫 
壓迫 
ya1 po4 
 
 
to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics) 
 
压强 
壓強 
ya1 qiang2 
 
 
pressure (physics) 
 
压舌板 
壓舌板 
ya1 she2 ban3 
 
 
tongue depressor; spatula 
 
压蒜器 
壓蒜器 
ya1 suan4 qi4 
 
 
garlic press 
 
压碎 
壓碎 
ya1 sui4 
 
 
to crush 
 
压岁钱 
壓歲錢 
ya1 sui4 qian2 
 
 
money given to children as new year present 
 
压缩 
壓縮 
ya1 suo1 
 
 
to compress; compression 
 
压缩比 
壓縮比 
ya1 suo1 bi3 
 
 
compression ratio 
 
压缩机 
壓縮機 
ya1 suo1 ji1 
 
 
compactor; compressor 
 
压缩器 
壓縮器 
ya1 suo1 qi4 
 
 
compressor 
 
压台戏 
壓臺戲 
ya1 tai2 xi4 
 
 
last item on a show; grand finale 
 
压线 
壓線 
ya1 xian4 
 
 
pressure crease; fig. to toil for sb else's benefit; line ball (i.e. on the line) 
 
压线钳 
壓線鉗 
ya1 xian4 qian2 
 
 
crimping pliers; amp pliers 
 
压压脚 
壓壓腳 
ya1 ya5 jiao3 
 
 
to help out 
 
压压脚儿 
壓壓腳兒 
ya1 ya5 jiao3 er5 
 
 
erhua variant of 壓壓腳|压压脚 
 
压抑 
壓抑 
ya1 yi4 
 
 
to constrain or repress emotions; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression 
 
压韵 
壓韻 
ya1 yun4 
 
 
variant of 押韻|押韵 
 
压榨 
壓榨 
ya1 zha4 
 
 
to press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing 
 
压阵 
壓陣 
ya1 zhen4 
 
 
to bring up the rear; to provide support; to hold the lines 
 
压制 
壓制 
ya1 zhi4 
 
 
to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle 
 
压轴好戏 
壓軸好戲 
ya1 zhou4 hao3 xi4 
 
 
see 壓軸戲|压轴戏 
 
压轴戏 
壓軸戲 
ya1 zhou4 xi4 
 
 
next-to-last item on a program (theater); climax 
 
压住 
壓住 
ya1 zhu4 
 
 
to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice) 
 
压板 
壓板 
ya4 ban3 
 
 
vise jaw; press board (machine); see-saw 
 
压根 
壓根 
ya4 gen1 
 
 
from the start; absolutely; entirely; simply 
 
压根儿 
壓根兒 
ya4 gen1 er5 
 
 
erhua variant of 壓根|压根 
 
压马路 
壓馬路 
ya4 ma3 lu4 
 
 
variant of 軋馬路|轧马路 
 
眼压 
眼壓 
yan3 ya1 
 
 
intraocular pressure 
 
液压 
液壓 
ye4 ya1 
 
 
hydraulic pressure 
 
液压传动 
液壓傳動 
ye4 ya1 chuan2 dong4 
 
 
hydraulic drive; hydraulic transmission 
 
液压千斤顶 
液壓千斤頂 
ye4 ya1 qian1 jin1 ding3 
 
 
hydraulic jack 
 
以权压法 
以權壓法 
yi3 quan2 ya1 fa3 
 
 
to abuse power to crush the law 
 
以言代法,以权压法 
以言代法,以權壓法 
yi3 yan2 dai4 fa3 - yi3 quan2 ya1 fa3 
 
 
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior; Might makes right. 
 
艺不压身 
藝不壓身 
yi4 bu4 ya1 shen1 
 
 
see 藝多不壓身|艺多不压身 
 
艺多不压身 
藝多不壓身 
yi4 duo1 bu4 ya1 shen1 
 
 
it's always good to have more skills (idiom) 
 
有损压缩 
有損壓縮 
you3 sun3 ya1 suo1 
 
 
compression loss (in digital technology) 
 
增压 
增壓 
zeng1 ya1 
 
 
to pressurize; to boost; to supercharge 
 
镇压 
鎮壓 
zhen4 ya1 
 
 
suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell 
 
蒸汽压路机 
蒸汽壓路機 
zheng1 qi4 ya1 lu4 ji1 
 
 
steamroller 
 
指压 
指壓 
zhi3 ya1 
 
 
acupressure; shiatsu 
 
中压管 
中壓管 
zhong1 ya1 guan3 
 
 
medium pressure tube; middle pressure hose (diving) 
 
重压 
重壓 
zhong4 ya1 
 
 
high pressure; bearing a heavy weight 
 
钻压 
鑽壓 
zuan4 ya1 
 
 
pressure on a drill bit