压紧
yā jǐn
Pinyin

Definition

压紧
 - 
yā jǐn
  1. to compress

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

压
yā
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to push down
  3. 3 to keep under (control)
  4. 4 pressure
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
紧
jǐn
  1. 1 tight
  2. 2 strict
  3. 3 close at hand
  4. 4 near
  5. 5 urgent
  6. 6 tense
  7. 7 hard up
  8. 8 short of money
  9. 9 to tighten
紧张
jǐn zhāng
  1. 1 nervous
  2. 2 keyed up
  3. 3 intense
  4. 4 tense
  5. 5 strained
  6. 6 in short supply
  7. 7 scarce
  8. 8 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
赶紧
gǎn jǐn
  1. 1 hurriedly
  2. 2 without delay
加紧
jiā jǐn
  1. 1 to intensify
  2. 2 to speed up
  3. 3 to step up
压住
yā zhù
  1. 1 to press down
  2. 2 to crush down
  3. 3 to restrain (anger)
  4. 4 to keep down (voice)
压倒
yā dǎo
  1. 1 to overwhelm
  2. 2 to overpower
  3. 3 overwhelming
压制
yā zhì
  1. 1 to suppress
  2. 2 to inhibit
  3. 3 to stifle
压扁
yā biǎn
  1. 1 to squash
  2. 2 to crush flat
压抑
yā yì
  1. 1 to constrain or repress emotions
  2. 2 oppressive
  3. 3 stifling
  4. 4 depressing
  5. 5 repression
压根
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
压根儿
yà gēn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
压岁钱
yā suì qián
  1. 1 money given to children as new year present
压缩
yā suō
  1. 1 to compress
  2. 2 compression
压迫
yā pò
  1. 1 to oppress
  2. 2 to repress
  3. 3 to constrict
  4. 4 oppression
  5. 5 stress (physics)
打压
dǎ yā
  1. 1 to suppress
  2. 2 to beat down
抓紧
zhuā jǐn
  1. 1 to grasp firmly
  2. 2 to pay special attention to
  3. 3 to rush in
  4. 4 to make the most of
抗压
kàng yā
  1. 1 to resist pressure or stress
  2. 2 pressure-resistant
按压
àn yā
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to push (a button)

Idioms (10)

以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
  1. 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  2. 2 to bite the bullet
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
  1. 1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
  1. 1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
扶正压邪
fú zhèng yā xié
  1. 1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)
秤砣虽小压千斤
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
  1. 1 although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
  2. 2 apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
  3. 3 for want of a nail the battle was lost
紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu
  1. 1 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
紧迫盯人
jǐn pò dīng rén
  1. 1 to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
紧随其后
jǐn suí qí hòu
  1. 1 to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
艺多不压身
yì duō bù yā shēn
  1. 1 it's always good to have more skills (idiom)

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