压宝
yā bǎo
Pinyin

Definition

压宝
 - 
yā bǎo
  1. variant of 押寶|押宝[yā bǎo]

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
压抑
yā yì
  1. 1 to constrain or repress emotions
  2. 2 oppressive
  3. 3 stifling
  4. 4 depressing
  5. 5 repression
宝
bǎo
  1. 1 jewel
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 treasure
  4. 4 precious
宝宝
bǎo bǎo
  1. 1 darling
  2. 2 baby
宝贝
bǎo bèi
  1. 1 treasured object
  2. 2 treasure
  3. 3 darling
  4. 4 baby
  5. 5 cowry
  6. 6 good-for-nothing or queer character
元宝
Yuán bǎo
  1. 1 Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dān dōng shì], Liaoning
八宝粥
bā bǎo zhōu
  1. 1 rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
国宝
guó bǎo
  1. 1 national treasure
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
压力山大
yā lì shān dà
  1. 1 (jocularly) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Yà lì shān dà])
压扁
yā biǎn
  1. 1 to squash
  2. 2 to crush flat
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]
压榨
yā zhà
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to squeeze
  3. 3 to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
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)

Idioms (17)

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.
压而不服
yā ér bù fú
  1. 1 coercion will never convince (idiom)
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
  1. 1 rare treasure (idiom)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
宝马香车
bǎo mǎ xiāng chē
  1. 1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury
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)
招财进宝
zhāo cái jìn bǎo
  1. 1 ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
  1. 1 Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
  2. 2 the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
有宝何必人前夸
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā
  1. 1 There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
无事不登三宝殿
wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn
  1. 1 lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
  3. 3 having a hidden agenda
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
艺多不压身
yì duō bù yā shēn
  1. 1 it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
  1. 1 an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
香车宝马
xiāng chē bǎo mǎ
  1. 1 magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury
香轮宝骑
xiāng lún bǎo qí
  1. 1 magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury

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