压制
Old HSK 6
压制 (yāzhì) · to suppress
压制 (yāzhì) means “to suppress; to hold down”. It is written with 2 characters: 压 (to press) + 制 (system). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 压制 is built
The characters
压 yā · to press
What 压 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
制 zhì · system
What 制 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 巾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不要压制别人的不同意见。Búyào yāzhì biérén de bùtóng yìjiàn.Don't suppress other people's different opinions.
他努力压制住心里的怒火。Tā nǔlì yāzhì zhù xīnlǐ de nùhuǒ.He tried hard to hold back his anger.
Questions about 压制
What does 压制 mean?
压制 (yāzhì) means “to suppress; to hold down”.
How do you pronounce 压制?
压制 is pronounced yāzhì.
Which HSK level is 压制?
压制 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 压力yālìpressure
- 气压qìyāair pressure
- 血压xuèyāblood pressure
- 压迫yāpòto oppress
- 压岁钱yāsuìqiánNew Year money (gift to children)
- 压缩yāsuōto compress
- 压抑yāyìto hold back (feelings)
- 压榨yāzhàto squeeze
- 压yāto press
- 制定zhìdìngto make (rules or plans)
Learn 压制 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 209: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.