壓〔压〕 {yà}

1. from the start
2. absolutely
3. entirely
4. simply

壓〔压〕 aat³ {yā}

1. to press
2. to push down
3. to keep under (control)
4. pressure

壓寶〔压宝〕 aat³ bou² {yā bǎo}

a type of gambling game

壓驚〔压惊〕 aat³ ging¹ {yā jīng}

to calm down from being too scared

壓氣〔压气〕 aat³ hei³ {yā qì}

to compress air

壓力〔压-〕 aat³ lik⁶ {yā lì}

stress

壓制〔压-〕 aat³ zai³ {yāzhì}

(verb) Curb

壓軸〔压轴〕 aat³ zuk⁶ {yā zhòu}

Finale; highlight performance

壓板〔压-〕 aat³ baan² {yà bǎn}

1. vise jaw
2. press board (machine)
3. see-saw

壓迫〔压-〕 aat³ bik¹ {yā pò}

1. to oppress
2. to repress
3. to constrict
4. oppression
5. stress (physics)

壓扁〔压-〕 aat³ bin² {yā biǎn}

1. to squash
2. to crush flat

壓低〔压-〕 aat³ dai¹ {yā dī}

to lower (one's voice)

壓電〔压电〕 aat³ din⁶ {yā diàn}

piezoelectricity (physics)

壓倒〔压-〕 aat³ dou² {yā dǎo}

1. to overwhelm
2. to overpower
3. overwhelming

壓花〔压-〕 aat³ faa¹ {yā huā}

1. to emboss
2. coining
3. knurling

壓服〔压-〕 aat³ fuk⁶ {yā fú}

1. to compel sb to obey
2. to force into submission
3. to subjugate

壓價〔压价〕 aat³ gaa³ {yā jià}

to depress prices

壓根〔压-〕 aat³ gan¹ {yà gēn}

1. from the start
2. absolutely
3. entirely
4. simply

壓緊〔压紧〕 aat³ gan² {yā jǐn}

to compress

壓抑〔压-〕 aat³ jik¹ {yā yì}

1. to constrain or repress emotions
2. oppressive
3. stifling
4. depressing
5. repression

壓強〔压强〕 aat³ koeng⁴ {yā qiáng}

pressure (physics)

壓垮〔压-〕 aat³ kwaa¹ {yā kuǎ}

1. to cause sth to collapse under the weight
2. (fig.) to overwhelm

壓力〔压-〕 aat³ lik⁶ {yā lì}

pressure

壓埋〔压-〕 aat³ maai⁴ {yā mái}

to crush and bury

壓碎〔压-〕 aat³ seoi³ {yā suì}

to crush

壓線〔压线〕 aat³ sin³ {yā xiàn}

1. pressure crease
2. fig. to toil for sb else's benefit
3. line ball (i.e. on the line)

壓縮〔压缩〕 aat³ suk¹ {yā suō}

1. to compress
2. compression

壓壞〔压坏〕 aat³ waai⁶ {yā huài}

to crush

壓榨〔压-〕 aat³ zaa³ {yā zhà}

1. to press
2. to squeeze
3. to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing

壓擠〔压挤〕 aat³ zai¹ {yā jǐ}

1. to squeeze out
2. to extrude

壓制〔压-〕 aat³ zai³ {yā zhì}

1. to suppress
2. to inhibit
3. to stifle

壓陣〔压阵〕 aat³ zan⁶ {yā zhèn}

1. to bring up the rear
2. to provide support
3. to hold the lines

壓住〔压-〕 aat³ zyu⁶ {yā zhù}

1. to press down
2. to crush down
3. to restrain (anger)
4. to keep down (voice)

壓延機〔压-机〕 aat³ jin⁴ gei¹ {yā yán jī}

a calender mill, a rolling machine

壓力表〔压--〕 aat³ lik⁶ biu¹ {yā lì biǎo}

Pressure gauge

壓壓腳〔压压脚〕 aat³ aat³ goek³ {yā ya jiǎo}

to help out

壓不碎〔压--〕 aat³ bat¹ seoi³ {yā bu suì}

1. crush-proof
2. unbreakable
3. indomitable

壓電體〔压电体〕 aat³ din⁶ tai² {yā diàn tǐ}

piezo-electric

壓倒性〔压--〕 aat³ dou² sing³ {yā dǎo xìng}

overwhelming

壓克力〔压--〕 aat³ hak¹ lik⁶ {yā kè lì}

1. acrylic (loanword)
2. see also 亞克力

壓力計〔压-计〕 aat³ lik⁶ gai³ {yā lì jì}

1. pressure gauge
2. manometer
3. piezometer

壓力鍋〔压-锅〕 aat³ lik⁶ wo¹ {yā lì guō}

pressure cooker

壓路機〔压-机〕 aat³ lou⁶ gei¹ {yā lù jī}

road roller

壓歲錢〔压岁钱〕 aat³ seoi³ cin⁴ {yā suì qián}

money given to children as new year present

壓線鉗〔压线钳〕 aat³ sin³ kim² {yā xiàn qián}

1. crimping pliers
2. amp pliers

壓舌板〔压--〕 aat³ sit³ baan² {yā shé bǎn}

1. tongue depressor
2. spatula

壓縮比〔压缩-〕 aat³ suk¹ bei² {yā suō bǐ}

compression ratio

壓縮機〔压缩机〕 aat³ suk¹ gei¹ {yā suō jī}

1. compactor
2. compressor

壓縮器〔压缩-〕 aat³ suk¹ hei³ {yā suō qì}

compressor

壓蒜器〔压--〕 aat³ syun³ hei³ {yā suàn qì}

garlic press

壓臺戲〔压台戏〕 aat³ toi⁴ hei³ {yā tái xì}

1. last item on a show
2. grand finale

壓軸戲〔压轴戏〕 aat³ zuk⁶ hei³ {yā zhòu xì}

1. next-to-last item on a program (theater)
2. climax

壓縮空氣〔压缩-气〕 aat³ suk¹ hung¹ hei³ {yā suō kōng qì}

Compressed air

壓而不服〔压---〕 aat³ ji⁴ bat¹ fuk⁶ {yā ér bù fú}

coercion will never convince (idiom)

壓力容器〔压---〕 aat³ lik⁶ jung⁴ hei³ {yā lì róng qì}

1. pressure vessel
2. autoclave

壓力強度〔压-强-〕 aat³ lik⁶ koeng⁴ dou⁶ {yā lì qiáng dù}

pressure (as measured)