气压
Old HSK 6
气压 (qìyā) · air pressure
气压 (qìyā) means “air pressure; atmospheric pressure”. It is written with 2 characters: 气 (air) + 压 (to press). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 气压 is built
The characters
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
高山上的气压比较低。Gāoshān shàng de qìyā bǐjiào dī.Air pressure is lower on high mountains.
气压变化会影响天气。Qìyā biànhuà huì yǐngxiǎng tiānqì.Changes in air pressure affect the weather.
Questions about 气压
What does 气压 mean?
气压 (qìyā) means “air pressure; atmospheric pressure”.
How do you pronounce 气压?
气压 is pronounced qìyā.
Which HSK level is 气压?
气压 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 空气kōngqìair
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 气候qìhòuclimate
- 力气lìqiphysical strength
- 暖气nuǎnqìheating
- 气球qìqiúballoon
- 勇气yǒngqìcourage
Learn 气压 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 143: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.