# 压 (yā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 压 (yā) means “to press; to push down; to hold back”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to press; to push down; to hold back
- Pinyin: yā (ya1)
- Traditional: 壓
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 不要把重东西压在盒子上。
  Bùyào bǎ zhòng dōngxi yā zài hézi shang.
  Don't put heavy things on top of the box.

https://hanziro.com/word/ya-press/

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