压迫
Old HSK 6
压迫 (yāpò) · to oppress
压迫 (yāpò) means “to oppress; to press on”. It is written with 2 characters: 压 (to press) + 迫 (to compel). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 压迫 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)
迫 pò · to compel
What 迫 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 白 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
历史书里写了农民受压迫的生活。Lìshǐ shū lǐ xiě le nóngmín shòu yāpò de shēnghuó.The history book describes the oppressed lives of peasants.
这个肿块压迫到了神经。Zhège zhǒngkuài yāpò dào le shénjīng.The lump is pressing on a nerve.
Questions about 压迫
What does 压迫 mean?
压迫 (yāpò) means “to oppress; to press on”.
How do you pronounce 压迫?
压迫 is pronounced yāpò.
Which HSK level is 压迫?
压迫 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 压力yālìpressure
- 气压qìyāair pressure
- 血压xuèyāblood pressure
- 压岁钱yāsuìqiánNew Year money (gift to children)
- 压缩yāsuōto compress
- 压抑yāyìto hold back (feelings)
- 压榨yāzhàto squeeze
- 压制yāzhìto suppress
- 压yāto press
- 被迫bèipòto be forced to
Learn 压迫 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 208: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.