# 压迫 (yāpò)

In Mandarin Chinese, 压迫 (yāpò) means “to oppress”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to oppress
- Pinyin: yāpò (ya1 po4)
- Traditional: 壓迫
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 人民勇敢地反抗残酷的压迫。
  Rénmín yǒnggǎn de fǎnkàng cánkù de yāpò.
  The people bravely resisted the cruel oppression.

## Characters

- [压](https://hanziro.com/word/ya-press/) (yā): to press; to push down
- 迫 (pò): to persecute; to oppress

https://hanziro.com/word/ya-po-oppress/

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