Hanziro

All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

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

  1. to pawn
  2. to pledge
  3. to detain in custody

Stroke order

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.

Characters

押
yā
to mortgage; to pawn
Words with 押