压缩 meaning in English

yāsuō

to compress; compression

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 壓縮20 strokes

Meaning of 压缩

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yāsuō
  1. to compress; compression

压缩 in example sentences

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

压yā缩suō数shù据jù的de算suàn法fǎ能néng分fēn为wéi两liǎng种zhǒng:一yī种zhǒng会huì造zào成chéng数shù据jù损sǔn失shī,另lìng一yī种zhǒng则zé不bú会huì。
Data compression algorithms can be classified in two categories: those with data loss and those without data loss.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

压 yā · to press · 6 strokes

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缩 suō · to withdraw · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 压缩.

压力yālìpressure
缩小suōxiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink
缩短suōduǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail
压迫yāpòto oppress; to repress
压制yāzhìto suppress; to inhibit
血压xuèyāblood pressure
压抑yāyìto constrain or repress emotions; oppressive
退缩tuìsuōto shrink back; to cower
收缩shōusuōto pull back; to shrink
施压shīyāto pressure
挤压jǐyāto squeeze; to compress; (fig.) to crowd out; to put pressure on
浓缩nóngsuōto concentrate; to condense; (nuclear energy) to enrich

Questions about 压缩

What does 压缩 mean?

压缩 (yāsuō) means "to compress; compression" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 压缩?

压缩 is made of 2 characters: 压 (6 strokes), 缩 (14 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 压缩 an HSK word?

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

How is 压缩 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 压缩 is written 壓縮.