壓歲錢
ㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
“money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve”
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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.
歲
ㄙㄨㄟˋ
Classifier for years of age; year; time; age; a year's harvest of grain.
錢
ㄑㄧㄢˊ
Money; currency; coins; cash; wealth; a surname; a unit of weight (one tenth of a tael).
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 壓力ㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋpressure; a force per unit area; mental or emotional stress from threat or demand; an oppressive or compelling force
- 賺錢ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊto earn money; to make money; to profit
- 金錢ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊmoney; currency; wealth; funds
- 歲月ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋyears; time; the passage of time; a period of time.
- 壓抑ㄧㄚ ㄧˋto suppress or restrain emotions; to repress; oppressive; stifling; depressing; repression
- 有錢ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊhaving money; wealthy; well-off; rich
- 花錢ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊto spend money; to expend cash; to pay out
- 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).
- 價錢ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊprice of goods; cost of labor or service
- 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