# 押 (yā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 押 (yā) means “to pawn; to pledge; to detain in custody”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pawn; to pledge; to detain in custody
- Pinyin: yā (ya1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 租房子的时候通常需要押一个月房租。
  Zū fángzi de shíhou tōngcháng xūyào yā yī gè yuè fángzū.
  When renting an apartment, you usually have to pay a deposit.

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