减压 meaning in English

jiǎnyā

to reduce pressure; to relax

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 減壓17 strokes

Meaning of 减压

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎnyā
  1. to reduce pressure
  2. to relax

减压 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ用yòng什shén么me方fāng式shì减jiǎn压yā?
How do you relieve stress?

Stroke order for each character

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减 jiǎn · to lower · 11 strokes

  1. 1
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  3. 3
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  6. 6
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  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

压 yā · to press · 6 strokes

  1. 1
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  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 减压.

压力yālìpressure
减少jiǎnshǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
减肥jiǎnféito lose weight
减轻jiǎnqīngto lighten; to ease
压迫yāpòto oppress; to repress
压制yāzhìto suppress; to inhibit
血压xuèyāblood pressure
压抑yāyìto constrain or repress emotions; oppressive
减速jiǎnsùto reduce speed; to slow down
施压shīyāto pressure
减弱jiǎnruòto weaken; to diminish
压缩yāsuōto compress; compression

Questions about 减压

What does 减压 mean?

减压 (jiǎnyā) means "to reduce pressure; to relax" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 减压?

减压 is made of 2 characters: 减 (11 strokes), 压 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 减压 an HSK word?

Yes. 减压 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 减压 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 减压 is written 減壓.