HSK 4 · Objects

压力 yālì “pressure” in Chinese

Traditional 壓力

What 压力 means

  1. pressure

How to say 压力

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale压yā1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling

压力 in a sentence

  1. 我最近压力有点大。

    Wǒ zuìjìn yālì yǒudiǎn dà.

    I’ve been under a lot of pressure lately.

    Sentence #4649770 from Tatoeba

  2. 我通过运动来缓解压力。

    Wǒ tōngguò yùndòng lái huǎnjiě yālì.

    I relieve stress through exercise.

    Sentence #9956961 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我在压力之下工作表现最好。

    Wǒ zài yālì zhīxià gōngzuò biǎoxiàn zuìhǎo.

    I work best under pressure.

    Sentence #834942 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 压力 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 压 (yā) with each of its parts in a different colour
压yāto press
  • 厂cliff · hǎn
  • 土earth · tǔ
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
The character 力 (lì) drawn as one shape
力lìpower

力 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidThought to show an old plough, and pulling it took strength: strength, power.

How to write 压力

压 6 strokes · 力 2 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

压力 (yālì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 压力 (yālì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 压力

Words with 压

血压xuèyā · blood pressure压缩yāsuō · to compress压榨yāzhà · to squeeze压制yāzhì · to suppress压抑yāyì · to suppress (emotions)压迫yāpò · to oppress气压qìyā · air pressure压岁钱yāsuìqián · money given to children at Chinese New Year

Words with 力

努力nǔlì · to work hard力气lìqi · strength能力nénglì · capability巧克力qiǎokèlì · chocolate (loanword)精力jīnglì · energy尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest权力quánlì · power力量lìliang · power魅力mèilì · charm视力shìlì · eyesight

More words: Everyday Things

信封xìnfēng · envelope信心xìnxīn · confidence性别xìngbié · gender性格xìnggé · nature牙膏yágāo · toothpaste样子yàngzi · appearance钥匙yàoshi · key印象yìnxiàng · impression

FAQs

压力 (yālì) means “pressure”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it yālì: yā with a 1st tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 压力 is written 壓力. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yali with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 压力 from the suggestions. Typing yali into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
压力 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.