Usage of the character 压

used in 壓根兒／压根儿 (yàgēnr) and 壓馬路／压马路 (yàmǎlù) and 壓板／压板 (yàbǎn)

yā

压

[壓]

to press
to push down
to keep under (control)
pressure

shēngyā

升压

[升壓]

to boost the pressure (of a fluid)
to boost (or step up) the voltage

fùyā

负压

[負壓]

suction
negative pressure

jiǎnyā

减压

[減壓]

to reduce pressure
to relax

zēngyā

增压

[增壓]

to pressurize
to boost
to supercharge

yābiǎn

压扁

[壓扁]

to squash
to crush flat

jīyā

积压

[積壓]

to pile up
to accumulate without being dealt with

zhènyā

镇压

[鎮壓]

suppression
repression
to suppress
to put down
to quell

múyā

模压

[模壓]

mold pressing

dǎyā

打压

[打壓]

to suppress
to beat down

céngyā

层压

[層壓]

lamination

qīyā

欺压

[欺壓]

to bully
to push around

chòngyā

冲压

[沖壓]

to stamp
to press (sheet metal)
Taiwan pr. (chōngyā)

yāhuài

压坏

[壓壞]

to crush

yāchē

压车

[壓車]

variant of 押車／押车 (yāchē)

yākuǎ

压垮

[壓垮]

to cause sth to collapse under the weight
(fig.) to overwhelm

yāchǎng

压场

[壓場]

to hold the attention of an audience
to serve as the finale to a show

zhòngyā

重压

[重壓]

high pressure
bearing a heavy weight

yāyì

压抑

[壓抑]

to constrain or repress emotions
oppressive
stifling
depressing
repression

yājià

压价

[壓價]

to depress prices

yājǐn

压紧

[壓緊]

to compress

yāqiáng

压强

[壓強]

pressure (physics)

yāsuō

压缩

[壓縮]

to compress; compression

péngyā

膨压

[膨壓]

turgor pressure (botany)

yādiàn

压电

[壓電]

piezoelectricity (physics)

shūyā

纾压

[紓壓]

to alleviate stress

wēnyā

温压

[溫壓]

temperature and pressure

yāsǐ

压死

[壓死]

to crush to death

yāzhèn

压阵

[壓陣]

to bring up the rear
to provide support
to hold the lines

ànyā

按压

[按壓]

to press
to push (a button)

yātòng

压痛

[壓痛]

(medicine) tenderness; pain experienced when touched or palpated

niǎnyā

碾压

[碾壓]

to crush or compact (with a roller)
to run over (with a vehicle)
(fig.) to trounce; to wipe the floor with; to be far superior

jiěyā

解压

[解壓]

to relieve stress
(computing) to decompress

shuǐyā

水压

[水壓]

water pressure

yālì

压力

[壓力]

pressure

tāiyā

胎压

[胎壓]

tire pressure

yāhuā

压花

[壓花]

to emboss
coining
knurling

diànyā

电压

[電壓]

voltage

qìyā

气压

[氣壓]

atmospheric pressure
barometric pressure

kàngyā

抗压

[抗壓]

to resist pressure or stress
pressure-resistant

yāfú

压伏

[壓伏]

variant of 壓服／压服 (yāfú)

yādī

压低

[壓低]

to lower (one's voice)

tányā

弹压

[彈壓]

to suppress
to quell (a disturbance)
repression

gāoyā

高压

[高壓]

high pressure
high-handed

xuèyā

血压

[血壓]

blood pressure

yāfú

压服

[壓服]

to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate

wěnyā

稳压

[穩壓]

stable voltage

jiāyā

加压

[加壓]

to pressurize
to pile on pressure

kòuyā

扣压

[扣壓]

to withhold
to hold sth back (and prevent it being known)

jiàngyā

降压

[降壓]

to reduce the pressure (of a fluid)
to lower one's blood pressure
to lower (or step down) the voltage

yāzhì

压制

[壓制]

to suppress
to inhibit
to stifle

yādǎo

压倒

[壓倒]

to overwhelm
to overpower
overwhelming

yābǎn

压板

[壓板]

vise jaw
press board (machine)

màiyā

脉压

[脈壓]

blood pressure

yāzhà

压榨

[壓榨]

to press
to squeeze
to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing

yāmái

压埋

[壓埋]

to crush and bury

yāsuì

压碎

[壓碎]

to crush

yèyā

液压

[液壓]

hydraulic pressure

shīyā

施压

[施壓]

to pressure

zhànyā

占压

[佔壓]

to tie up (funds or resources etc that could otherwise be used)

yāshí

压实

[壓實]

to compress
to compact

yāyùn

压韵

[壓韻]

variant of 押韻／押韵 (yāyùn)

piānyā

偏压

[偏壓]

biasing (electronics)
bias voltage

dīyā

低压

[低壓]

low pressure
low voltage

jǐyā

挤压

[擠壓]

to squeeze
to press
to extrude

yāzhù

压住

[壓住]

to press down
to crush down
to restrain (anger)
to keep down (voice)

shūyā

舒压

[舒壓]

variant of 紓壓／纾压 (shūyā)

děngyā

等压

[等壓]

constant pressure
equal pressure

yāpò

压迫

[壓迫]

to oppress
to repress
to constrict
oppression
stress (physics)

yàbǎn

压板

[壓板]

see-saw

yàgēn

压根

[壓根]

(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply

yāxiàn

压线

[壓線]

pressure crease
fig. to toil for sb else's benefit
line ball (i.e. on the line)

yābǎo

压宝

[壓寶]

variant of 押寶／押宝 (yābǎo)

yǎnyā

眼压

[眼壓]

intraocular pressure

yājǐ

压挤

[壓擠]

to squeeze out
to extrude

zuànyā

钻压

[鑽壓]

pressure on a drill bit

zhǐyā

指压

[指壓]

acupressure
shiatsu

jiěyāsuō

解压缩

[解壓縮]

to decompress
decompression (esp. computer)

yābusuì

压不碎

[壓不碎]

crushproof
unbreakable
indomitable

yàgēnr

压根儿

[壓根兒]

erhua variant of 壓根／压根 (yàgēn)

yāsuōbāo

压缩包

[壓縮包]

(computing) compressed archive file

yālìjì

压力计

[壓力計]

pressure gauge
manometer
piezometer

dàqìyā

大气压

[大氣壓]

atmospheric pressure

yāsuōqì

压缩器

[壓縮器]

compressor

dīxuèyā

低血压

[低血壓]

low blood pressure

jiǎnyābìng

减压病

[減壓病]

decompression sickness
the bends
also 減壓症／减压症 (jiǎnyāzhèng)

jiǎnyāzhèng

减压症

[減壓症]

decompression sickness
the bends
also 減壓病／减压病 (jiǎnyābìng)

yāsuànqì

压蒜器

[壓蒜器]

garlic press

qìyājì

气压计

[氣壓計]

barometer

dīyādài

低压带

[低壓帶]

low-pressure zone
depression (meteorology)

yāshébǎn

压舌板

[壓舌板]

tongue depressor
spatula

biànyāqì

变压器

[變壓器]

transformer

yālùjī

压路机

[壓路機]

road roller

yāzhòuxì

压轴戏

[壓軸戲]

next-to-last item on a program (theater)
climax

jǐyāchū

挤压出

[擠壓出]

to extrude

kěyāsuō

可压缩

[可壓縮]

compressible

shēngyājì

升压剂

[升壓劑]

vasopressor agent
antihypotensive agent (medicine)

yātáixì

压台戏

[壓臺戲]

last item on a show
grand finale

yāsuōjī

压缩机

[壓縮機]

compactor
compressor

qìyābiǎo

气压表

[氣壓表]

barometer

yàmǎlù

压马路

[壓馬路]

variant of 軋馬路／轧马路 (yàmǎlù)
Taiwan pr. (yāmǎlù)

jiāyāfǔ

加压釜

[加壓釜]

pressure chamber
pressurized cauldron

guǐyāchuáng

鬼压床

[鬼壓床]

(coll.) sleep paralysis

shōusuōyā

收缩压

[收縮壓]

systolic blood pressure

yādiàntǐ

压电体

[壓電體]

piezo-electric

yāxiànqián

压线钳

[壓線鉗]

crimping pliers
amp pliers

yālìguō

压力锅

[壓力鍋]

pressure cooker

gāoyādiàn

高压电

[高壓電]

high voltage

zhǎngshàngyā

掌上压

[掌上壓]

(HK, Malaysia) push-up; press-up (exercise)

lüyāhú

滤压壶

[濾壓壺]

French press
press pot

guǐyāshēn

鬼压身

[鬼壓身]

see 鬼壓床／鬼压床 (guǐyāchuáng)

yāsuōbǐ

压缩比

[壓縮比]

compression ratio

yāsuìqián

压岁钱

[壓歲錢]

money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

Fǎyāhú

法压壶

[法壓壺]

French press
press pot

hēiyāyā

黑压压

[黑壓壓]

see 烏壓壓／乌压压 (wūyāyā)

jiǎnyābiǎo

减压表

[減壓表]

decompression table

yākèlì

压克力

[壓克力]

acrylic (loanword)
see also 亞克力／亚克力 (yàkèlì)

gāoyāyǎng

高压氧

[高壓氧]

hyperbaric oxygen
hyperbaric oxygenation
also abbr. for 高壓氧治療／高压氧治疗 (gāoyāyǎngzhìliáo), hyperbaric therapy

diànyābiǎo

电压表

[電壓表]

voltmeter

děngyāxiàn

等压线

[等壓線]

isobar (line of equal pressure)

shūzhāngyā

舒张压

[舒張壓]

diastolic blood pressure

shèntòuyā

渗透压

[滲透壓]

osmotic pressure

yādǎoxìng

压倒性

[壓倒性]

overwhelming

gāoxuèyā

高血压

[高血壓]

high blood pressure
hypertension

wūyāyā

乌压压

[烏壓壓]

forming a dense mass

gāoyāguō

高压锅

[高壓鍋]

pressure cooker

diànyājì

电压计

[電壓計]

voltmeter

dīqìyā

低气压

[低氣壓]

low pressure
depression (meteorology)

xuèyājì

血压计

[血壓計]

blood pressure meter
sphygmomanometer

zhōngyāguǎn

中压管

[中壓管]

medium pressure tube
middle pressure hose (diving)

gāoyāxiàn

高压线

[高壓線]

high tension power line

shuǐlìyāliè

水力压裂

[水力壓裂]

hydraulic fracturing
fracking

jiàngxuèyāyào

降血压药

[降血壓藥]

antihypertensive drug

tóngcháiyālì

同侪压力

[同儕壓力]

peer pressure

yǒusǔnyāsuō

有损压缩

[有損壓縮]

(computing) lossy compression

yāzhòuhǎoxì

压轴好戏

[壓軸好戲]

see 壓軸戲／压轴戏 (yāzhòuxì)

yèyāchuándòng

液压传动

[液壓傳動]

hydraulic drive
hydraulic transmission

yālìshāndà

压力山大

[壓力山大]

(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大／亚历山大 ( Yàlìshāndà))

yìbùyāshēn

艺不压身

[藝不壓身]

see 藝多不壓身／艺多不压身 (yìduōbùyāshēn)

jiǎnyāchéngxù

减压程序

[減壓程序]

decompression schedule

shānjiǎnyāsuō

删简压缩

[刪簡壓縮]

to simplify and condense (a text)
abridged

dìmiànqìyā

地面气压

[地面氣壓]

ground pressure

gāoyāshǒuduàn

高压手段

[高壓手段]

high-handed (measures)
with a heavy hand

yǐquányāfǎ

以权压法

[以權壓法]

to abuse power to crush the law

yā'érbùfú

压而不服

[壓而不服]

coercion will never convince (idiom)

shītiáodiànyā

失调电压

[失調電壓]

offset voltage

děngbiànyāxiàn

等变压线

[等變壓線]

isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)

shùjùyāsuō

数据压缩

[數據壓縮]

data compression

fúzhèngyāxié

扶正压邪

[扶正壓邪]

to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)

yālìróngqì

压力容器

[壓力容器]

pressure vessel
autoclave

dàqìyālì

大气压力

[大氣壓力]

atmospheric pressure

yālìqiángdù

压力强度

[壓力強度]

pressure (as measured)

dàqìyāqiáng

大气压强

[大氣壓強]

atmospheric pressure

céngyāshìtuīxiāo

层压式推销

[層壓式推銷]

pyramid scheme

gāoyāyǎngliáofǎ

高压氧疗法

[高壓氧療法]

hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
also 高壓氧治療／高压氧治疗 (gāoyāyǎngzhìliáo)

zhēngqìyālùjī

蒸汽压路机

[蒸汽壓路機]

steamroller

xīnzàngshūzhāngyā

心脏舒张压

[心臟舒張壓]

diastolic blood pressure

yèyāqiānjīndǐng

液压千斤顶

[液壓千斤頂]

hydraulic jack

xīnzàngshōusuōyā

心脏收缩压

[心臟收縮壓]

systolic blood pressure

gāoyāyǎngzhìliáo

高压氧治疗

[高壓氧治療]

hyperbaric medicine
hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
also 高壓氧療法／高压氧疗法 (gāoyāyǎngliáofǎ)

jiǎnyāshíjiānbiǎo

减压时间表

[減壓時間表]

decompression schedule (diving)
also called 減壓程序／减压程序 (jiǎnyāchéngxù)

yìduōbùyāshēn

艺多不压身

[藝多不壓身]

it's always good to have more skills (idiom)

gāoyāqīngxǐjī

高压清洗机

[高壓清洗機]

high pressure washer

chuāngshānghòuyālì

创伤后压力

[創傷後壓力]

post-traumatic stress

dōngfēngyādǎoxīfēng

东风压倒西风

[東風壓倒西風]

lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom)
fig. one side prevails over the other
progressive ideas prevail over reactionary ones

báidàyīgāoxuèyā

白大衣高血压

[白大衣高血壓]

white coat hypertension
white coat syndrome

jǐzhuīzhǐyāliáofǎ

脊椎指压疗法

[脊椎指壓療法]

chiropractic therapy

Zhènyā Fǎngémìng Yùndòng

镇压反革命运动

[鎮壓反革命運動]

Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952), abbr. to 鎮反運動／镇反运动 ( Zhènfǎn Yùndòng)

chuāngshānghòuyālìwěnluàn

创伤后压力紊乱

[創傷後壓力紊亂]

post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD

qiánglóngbùyādìtóushé

强龙不压地头蛇

[強龍不壓地頭蛇]

lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn

秤砣虽小压千斤

[秤砣雖小壓千斤]

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

jǐzhuīzhǐyāzhìliáoshī

脊椎指压治疗师

[脊椎指壓治療師]

chiropractor

jǐzhuīzhǐyāzhìliáoyīshēng

脊椎指压治疗医生

[脊椎指壓治療醫生]

chiropractor

yǐyándàifǎ,yǐquányāfǎ

以言代法，以权压法

[以言代法，以權壓法]

to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
Might makes right.

yāsǐluòtuodezuìhòuyīgēndàocǎo

压死骆驼的最后一根稻草

[壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草]

the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)
the final straw

chuāngshānghòuxīnlǐyālìjǐnzhāngzōnghézhèng

创伤后心理压力紧张综合症

[創傷後心理壓力緊張綜合症]

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)