压 力 yā lì pressure 施 压 shī yā to pressure 压 强 yā qiáng pressure (physics) 硬 逼 yìng bī to pressure / to press / to force / to compel / to push / to coerce / to urge / to impel / to bully into / to be compelled 压 to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure 压 力 强 度 yā lì qiáng dù pressure (as measured) 高 血 压 gāo xuè yā high blood pressure / hypertension 高 压 gāo yā high pressure / high-handed 液 压 yè yā hydraulic pressure 血 压 xuè yā blood pressure 低 压 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 强 弱 qiáng ruò strong or weak / intensity / amount of force or pressure 气 压 qì yā atmospheric pressure / barometric pressure 催 生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / to expedite childbirth / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence 迫 于 pò yú constrained / restricted / forced to / under pressure to do sth 外 力 wài lì external force / pressure from outside 减 压 jiǎn yā to reduce pressure / to relax 加 压 jiā yā to pressurize / to pile on pressure 降 压 jiàng yā to reduce the pressure (of a fluid) / to lower one's blood pressure / to lower (or step down) the voltage 压 力 容 器 yā lì róng qì pressure vessel / autoclave 重 压 zhòng yā high pressure / bearing a heavy weight 焦 头 烂 额 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) / fig. hard-pressed / under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) 点 穴 diǎn xué to hit a pressure point (martial arts) / dim mak / see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4] 水 压 shuǐ yā water pressure 负 压 fù yā suction / negative pressure 抗 压 kàng yā to resist pressure or stress / pressure-resistant 压 力 传 感 器 yā lì zhuàn gǎn qì pressure transducer 低 血 压 dī xuè yā low blood pressure 血 压 计 xuè yā jì blood pressure meter / sphygmomanometer 升 压 shēng yā to boost the pressure (of a fluid) / to boost (or step up) the voltage 高 压 锅 gāo yā guō pressure cooker 大 气 压 dà qì yā atmospheric pressure 眼 压 yǎn yā intraocular pressure 渗 透 压 shèn tòu yā osmotic pressure 高 压 清 洗 机 gāo yā qīng xǐ jī high pressure washer 压 力 锅 yā lì guō pressure cooker 低 气 压 dī qì yā low pressure / depression (meteorology) 压 线 yā xiàn pressure crease / fig. to toil for sb else's benefit / line ball (i.e. on the line) 舒 张 压 shū zhāng yā diastolic blood pressure 钉 子 户 dīng zi hù householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers 压 力 计 yā lì jì pressure gauge / manometer / piezometer 挤 牙 膏 jǐ yá gāo lit. to squeeze out toothpaste / fig. to extract a confession under pressure 巨 大 压 力 jù dà yā lì enormous pressure / tremendous pressure 标 准 状 况 biāo zhǔn zhuàng kuàng standard conditions for temperature and pressure 标 准 状 态 biāo zhǔn zhuàng tài standard conditions for temperature and pressure 毫 巴 háo bā millibar (mbar or mb), unit of pressure (equal to hectopascal) 中 压 管 zhōng yā guǎn medium pressure tube / middle pressure hose (diving) 偪 variant of 逼, to compel / to pressure / to force / to bother 加 压 釜 jiā yā fǔ pressure chamber / pressurized cauldron 南 诏 国 Nán zhào guó Nanzhao, 8th and 9th century kingdom in Yunnan, at times allied with Tang against Tibetan Tubo pressure 同 侪 压 力 tóng chái yā lì peer pressure 地 面 气 压 dì miàn qì yā ground pressure 大 气 压 力 dà qì yā lì atmospheric pressure 大 气 压 强 dà qì yā qiáng atmospheric pressure 心 脏 收 缩 压 xīn zàng shōu suō yā systolic blood pressure 心 脏 舒 张 压 xīn zàng shū zhāng yā diastolic blood pressure 收 缩 压 shōu suō yā systolic blood pressure 温 压 wēn yā temperature and pressure 百 帕 bǎi pà hectopascal (hPa), unit of atmospheric pressure 等 压 děng yā constant pressure / equal pressure 等 变 压 线 děng biàn yā xiàn isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient) 胎 压 tāi yā tire pressure 脉 压 mài yā blood pressure 腕 隧 道 症 候 群 wàn suì dào zhèng hòu qún carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve) / median neuropathy at the wrist 轧 染 机 yà rǎn jī pressure roller used in dyeing trough 钻 压 zuàn yā pressure on a drill bit 饱 和 蒸 气 压 bǎo hé zhēng qì yā saturation vapour pressure 压 力 集 团 yā lì jí tuán interest group / pressure group 臭 氧 分 压 ozone partial pressure 压 发 雷 pressure-fused mine / pressure mine 反 应 堆 测 压 管 nuclear reactor pressure tube / pressure tube 雷 德 蒸 汽 压 Reid vapour pressure 恒 压 表 constant pressure chart 大 气 压 力 传 感 器 Atmospheric Pressure Sensor 反 应 堆 压 力 壳 reactor pressure vessel 酸 洗 机 suān xǐ jī acid washer / pressure washer 压 力 清 洗 机 acid washer / pressure washer 水 听 器 hydrophone / pressure detector 水 下 检 波 器 shuǐ xià jiǎn bō qì hydrophone / pressure detector 汽 压 vapour pressure 土 地 压 力 land pressure 压 盘 pressure plate / pressure pad / pressure head 传 压 板 pressure plate / pressure pad / pressure head 同 伴 压 力 peer pressure 下 身 负 压 lower-body negative pressure 下 身 负 压 装 置 lower body negative pressure device 平 均 气 压 图 mean pressure chart 点 脉 diǎn mài to hit a pressure point (martial arts) / dim mak / see also 點穴|点穴[dian3 xue2] 过 劳 肥 guò láo féi overweight from overwork (the supposition that white collar workers become fat as a consequence of factors associated with being under pressure at work, including irregular diet, lack of exercise and inadequate rest) 压 力 山 大 yā lì shān dà (jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4]) 快 锅 kuài guō pressure cooker (Tw) 膨 压 péng yā turgor pressure (botany) 双 减 Shuāng jiǎn (PRC) Double Reduction Policy, announced in 2021, aiming to ease pressure on K-12 students by reducing homework and banning for-profit after-school academic classes
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