HSK6: learn ten words at a time

压 · yā

press down; put pressure on something

to ask请qǐngto use / with用yòngone / a一yī本书běn shūto press down压住yā zhùthese这些zhè xiēpaper纸zhǐ。

qǐng yòng yī běn shū yā zhù zhè xiē zhǐ。

Here, 压: press down; put pressure on something.

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压力 · yālì

pressure; a burden that makes someone feel stressed

to take an exam考试kǎo shìfront前qián，I / me我wǒto feel感到gǎn dàoslightly有点儿yǒu diǎn érpressure压力yā lì。

kǎo shì qián， wǒ gǎn dào yǒu diǎnr yā lì。

Here, 压力: pressure; a burden that makes someone feel stressed.

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压岁钱 · yāsuìqián

money given to children for the Chinese New Year

to celebrate the Chinese…过年guò niáno'clock时shí，(coll.) father's father爷爷yé yéto / for / give给gěi(completed / change)了leI / me我wǒmoney given to children as…压岁钱yā suì qián。

guò nián shí， yé ye gěi le wǒ yā suì qián。

Here, 压岁钱: money given to children for the Chinese New Year.

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减压 · jiǎnyā

to reduce pressure or stress

to take a walk散步sàn bùto be / is是shìI / me我wǒto like喜欢xǐ huan(modifier / structural particle)的deto reduce pressure减压jiǎn yāway方式fāng shì。

sàn bù shì wǒ xǐ huan de jiǎn yā fāng shì。

Here, 减压: to reduce pressure or stress.

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血压 · xuèyā

blood pressure

nurse护士hù shìto record记录jì lù(completed / change)了lehe / him他tā(modifier / structural particle)的deblood pressure血压xuè yā。

hù shi jì lù le tā de xuè yā。

Here, 血压: blood pressure.

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压缩 · yāsuō

to compress; to reduce size or length

to transmit发送fā sòngdocument文件wén jiànfront前qián，to ask请qǐngearly先xiānto compress压缩yā suō。

fā sòng wén jiàn qián， qǐng xiān yā suō。

Here, 压缩: to compress; to reduce size or length.

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