压力

Character by character

• 压yā6 strokesHSK 3 traditional 壓press; oppress; crush; pressure
• 力lì2 strokesHSK 2power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19

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Example sentences

• 我最近压力有点大。

  Wǒ zuì jìn yā lì yǒu diǎn dà

  I've been under a lot of pressure lately.

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• 我总是觉得压力很大。

  Wǒ zǒng shì jué de yā lì hěn dà

  I'm always under stress.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 压力. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 努力nǔ lìHSK 2

  to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

• 能力néng lìHSK 3

  capability; ability

• 力lìHSK 3

  power; force; strength; ability; strenuously

• 力量lì liangHSK 3

  power; force; strength

• 压yāHSK 3

  to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure

• 权力quán lìHSK 6

  power; authority

• 实力shí lìHSK 3

  strength

• 魅力mèi lìHSK 7

  charm; fascination; glamor; charisma

• 动力dòng lìHSK 3

  motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus

• 暴力bào lìHSK 6

  violence; force; violent

• 巧克力qiǎo kè lìHSK 4

  chocolate (loanword)

• 全力quán lìHSK 6

  with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support)

• 活力huó lìHSK 5

  energy; vitality; vigor; vital force

• 精力jīng lìHSK 4

  energy

• 电力diàn lìHSK 6

  electrical power; electricity

• 潜力qián lìHSK 6

  potential; capacity

• 有力yǒu lìHSK 5

  powerful; forceful; vigorous

• 尽力jìn lìHSK 4

  to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort

• 力气lì qiHSK 4

  strength

• 势力shì liHSK 5

  power; influence; a force (military, political etc)

• 影响力yǐng xiǎng lìHSK 6

  influence; impact

• 血压xuè yāHSK 7

  blood pressure

• 大力dà lìHSK 6

  energetically; vigorously

• 无力wú lìHSK 7

  powerless; lacking strength