# 气压 (qìyā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 气压 (qìyā) means “atmospheric pressure”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: atmospheric pressure
- Pinyin: qìyā (qi4 ya1)
- Traditional: 氣壓
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 暴风雨前，空气的气压往往很低。
  Bàofēngyǔ qián, kōngqì de qìyā wǎngwǎng hěn dī.
  Before a storm, the atmospheric pressure is often very low.

## Characters

- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas
- [压](https://hanziro.com/word/ya-press/) (yā): to press; to push down

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-ya-atmospheric-pressure/

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