压
缩

To compress in Chinese: 压缩 (yā suō)

yā suō

to compress

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 壓縮1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to compress; compression

Stroke order

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压
缩

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄚ

yā

ㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄛ

suō

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

压缩

Simplified

壓縮

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 请把这个文件压缩一下再发给我。

    qǐng bǎ zhè ge wén jiàn yā suō yí xià zài fā gěi wǒ。

    Please compress this file and send it to me again.

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Related words

压

yā

to press

缩

suō

to withdraw

压力

yā lì

pressure

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

压迫

yā pò

to oppress

高压

gāo yā

high pressure

挤压

jǐ yā

to squeeze

减压

jiǎn yā

to reduce pressure

紧缩

jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

浓缩

nóng suō

to concentrate (a liquid)

伸缩

shēn suō

to lengthen and shorten

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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