# 施压 (shīyā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 施压 (shīyā) means “to exert pressure; to put pressure on”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to exert pressure; to put pressure on
- Pinyin: shīyā (shi1 ya1)
- Traditional: 施壓
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 不要给孩子过度施压。
  Búyào gěi háizi guòdù shīyā.
  Don't put too much pressure on the children.

## Characters

- 施 (shī): to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)
- [压](https://hanziro.com/word/ya-press/) (yā): to press; to push down

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-ya-exert-pressure/

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