WordTaiwan frequency #19,070
壓倒
ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ
“overpower; overwhelm; surpass; exceed”
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壓
ㄧㄚ
To press down or apply force; to oppress or crush; to suppress or keep under control; to push or force; to overwhelm or surpass; to the point of collapse; to put aside or to put aside.
倒
ㄉㄠˇ
To fall or collapse; to lie down; to fail or go bankrupt; to invert or place upside down; to pour out or dump; to change or switch; but or yet; to resell at a profit.
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- 壓力ㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋpressure; a force per unit area; mental or emotional stress from threat or demand; an oppressive or compelling force
- 倒是ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋcontrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you
- 壓抑ㄧㄚ ㄧˋto suppress or restrain emotions; to repress; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
- 反倒ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˇbut on the contrary; but instead; unexpectedly; contrary to what one might expect
- 倒數ㄉㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋto count backwards; to count down; reciprocal (math); inverse number; from the back or bottom.
- 跌倒ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄠˇto fall down; to tumble; to stumble; (fig.) to suffer a setback or failure
- 血壓ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄚblood pressure; the force of blood pushing against artery walls.
- 壓迫ㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˋto oppress; to repress; to constrain; oppression; pressure or stress (physics).
- 高血壓ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄚhigh blood pressure; hypertension; a medical condition in which blood pressure is persistently elevated, increasing risk of heart, brain, and kidney complications.
- 壓制ㄧㄚ ㄓˋto suppress; to inhibit; to stifle; to use force to subdue; in judo, a pinning hold where the opponent is pressed down
- 倒塌ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚto collapse; to topple over (of buildings or structures); (Taiwan, of clothing) worn-out, not crisp or neat
- 施壓ㄕ ㄧㄚto pressure; to exert pressure on someone or something