To press in Chinese: 按 (àn)

Definitions

1. 1to press
2. 2to push
3. 3to leave aside or shelve
4. 4to control
5. 5to restrain
6. 6to keep one's hand on
7. 7to check or refer to
8. 8according to
9. 9in the light of
10. 10(of an editor or author) to make a comment

Stroke order

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Example sentences

See 按 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

• 你要按老师说的去做。

  nǐ yào àn lǎo shī shuō de qù zuò。

  You should do it according to what the teacher said.

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