HSK 6 · Verbs

压缩 yāsuō “to compress” in Chinese

Traditional 壓縮

What 压缩 means

  1. to compress
  2. to reduce
  3. compression

How to say 压缩

  • 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 first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale缩suō1st tone, high and level

压缩 in a sentence

  1. 我把照片压缩了一下再发给你。

    Wǒ bǎ zhàopiàn yāsuō le yíxià zài fāgěi nǐ.

    I’ll compress the photos before I send them to you.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 我们得压缩一下开支。

    Wǒmen děi yāsuō yíxià kāizhī.

    We need to cut back on our spending.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 压缩 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 缩 (suō) with each of its parts in a different colour
缩suōto withdraw
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 宿to stop · sùSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 宿 (sù) hints at the sound. Compare it with suō.

How to write 压缩

压 6 strokes · 缩 14 strokes

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

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

Words related to 压缩

Words with 压

压力yālì · pressure血压xuèyā · blood pressure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 缩

缩短suōduǎn · to shorten收缩shōusuō · to shrink

More words: Common Verbs

掩护yǎnhù · to cover延伸yánshēn · to extend掩饰yǎnshì · to cover up摇摆yáobǎi · to sway压榨yāzhà · to squeeze压制yāzhì · to suppress依靠yīkào · to rely on依赖yīlài · to depend on

FAQs

压缩 (yāsuō) means “to compress” or “to reduce”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yāsuō: yā with a 1st tone, then suō with a 1st 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, 压缩 is written 壓縮. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yasuo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 压缩 from the suggestions. Typing yasuo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
压缩 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.