Usage of the character 按
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按
[按]
- to press
- to push
- to leave aside or shelve
- to control
- to restrain
- to keep one's hand on
- to check or refer to
- according to
- in the light of
- (of an editor or author) to make a comment
ànshí
按时
[按時]
- on time
- before deadline
- on schedule
ànrì
按日
[按日]
- daily (law)
- per diem
ànlì
按立
[按立]
- ordination
ànqiāo
按跷
[按蹻]
- (old) massage
ànkòu
按扣
[按扣]
- snap fastener
ànnà
按捺
[按捺]
- to restrain
- to control
ànjiē
按揭
[按揭]
- a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
- to buy property on a mortgage
ànniǔ
按钮
[按鈕]
- push button
ànxū
按需
[按需]
- on demand; according to demand
ànxià
按下
[按下]
- to press down
- to press a button
cháng'àn
长按
[長按]
- to long press (a button)
ànwén
按蚊
[按蚊]
- anopheles
- malarial mosquito
ànyā
按压
[按壓]
- to press
- to push (a button)
ànchá
按察
[按察]
- to investigate (old)
ànyǔ
按语
[按語]
- note
- comment
ànjì
按季
[按季]
- according to season
- quarterly
ànjiàn
按键
[按鍵]
- button or key (on a device)
- keystroke
- CL:個／个 (gè)
- to press a button
ànnà
按纳
[按納]
- variant of 按捺 (ànnà)
ànzàn
按赞
[按讚]
- to give sb a thumbs-up (on social media)
ànzhěn
按诊
[按診]
- palpation (as a method of examination)
ànshuō
按说
[按說]
- in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
ànmài
按脉
[按脈]
- to feel (take) the pulse
ànzhào
按照
[按照]
- according to
- in accordance with
- in the light of
- on the basis of
ànmó
按摩
[按摩]
- massage
- to massage
ànlǐ
按理
[按理]
- according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
ànqī
按期
[按期]
- on schedule
- on time
ànyuè
按月
[按月]
- monthly
- per mensem
àntiān
按天
[按天]
- daily (law)
- per diem
ànmóbàng
按摩棒
[按摩棒]
- vibrator; dildo
ànmóshī
按摩师
[按摩師]
- masseur; massage therapist
ànshǒulǐ
按手礼
[按手禮]
- ordination
ànjiànyīn
按键音
[按鍵音]
- keypad tone
- key tone
ànlǐshuō
按理说
[按理說]
- it is reasonable to say that...
biānzhě'àn
编者按
[編者按]
- editor's commentary
ànguīdìng
按规定
[按規定]
- according to regulation
ànbīngbùdòng
按兵不动
[按兵不動]
- to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
ànzhàofǎlü
按照法律
[按照法律]
- according to the law
àntúsuǒjì
按图索骥
[按圖索驥]
- lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
- to try and find sth with the help of a clue
ànbùjiùbān
按步就班
[按步就班]
- variant of 按部就班 (ànbùjiùbān)
zhǐnào'ànniǔ
止闹按钮
[止鬧按鈕]
- snooze button
ànxūfēnpèi
按需分配
[按需分配]
- distribution according to need
ànláofēnpèi
按劳分配
[按勞分配]
- distribution according to work
ànzhìdìngjià
按质定价
[按質定價]
- to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
ànbùjiùbān
按部就班
[按部就班]
- (idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
ànxūchūbǎn
按需出版
[按需出版]
- publishing on demand
ànzhàojìhuà
按照计划
[按照計劃]
- according to (the) plan ...
ànnàbuzhù
按捺不住
[按捺不住]
- to be unable to hold back
ànshíjiānxiānhòu
按时间先后
[按時間先後]
- chronological
niúbùhēshuǐqiǎng'àntóu
牛不喝水强按头
[牛不喝水強按頭]
- lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)
- fig. to try to impose one's will on sb
niúbùhēshuǐnán'ànjiǎo
牛不喝水难按角
[牛不喝水難按角]
- (idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
ànxiàhúlúfúqǐpiáo
按下葫芦浮起瓢
[按下葫蘆浮起瓢]
- solve one problem only to find another cropping up