压缩
Old HSK 6
压缩 (yāsuō) · to compress
压缩 (yāsuō) means “to compress; to cut down”. It is written with 2 characters: 压 (to press) + 缩 (to withdraw). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 压缩 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)
缩 suō · to withdraw
What 缩 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 宿sù — to stop
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 佰bǎi — hundred
- 亻rén — person
- 百bǎi — one hundred
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 宿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请把文件压缩后再发给我。Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn yāsuō hòu zài fā gěi wǒ.Please compress the file before sending it to me.
公司决定压缩开支。Gōngsī juédìng yāsuō kāizhī.The company decided to cut spending.
Questions about 压缩
What does 压缩 mean?
压缩 (yāsuō) means “to compress; to cut down”.
How do you pronounce 压缩?
压缩 is pronounced yāsuō.
Which HSK level is 压缩?
压缩 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)
- 压抑yāyìto hold back (feelings)
- 压榨yāzhàto squeeze
- 压制yāzhìto suppress
- 压yāto press
- 缩短suōduǎnto shorten
Learn 压缩 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 208: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.