高压 meaning in English

gāoyā

(physics) high pressure; (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 高壓16 strokes

Meaning of 高压

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gāoyā
  1. (physics) high pressure
  2. (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure
  3. high voltage
  4. systolic blood pressure
  5. high-handed; oppressive

高压 in example sentences

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

危wēi险xiǎn!高gāo压yā电diàn流liú。
Danger! High voltage.

Stroke order for each character

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

高 gāo · high · 10 strokes

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压 yā · to press · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 高压.

高兴gāoxìnghappy; glad
高中gāozhōngsenior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
提高tígāoto raise; to increase
高级gāojíhigh level; high grade
压力yālìpressure
高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway; highway; freeway
高速gāosùhigh speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4])
跳高tiàogāo(athletics) high jump
高潮gāocháohigh tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity
高尚gāoshàngnoble; lofty
身高shēngāo(a person's) height
高价gāojiàhigh price

Questions about 高压

What does 高压 mean?

高压 (gāoyā) means "(physics) high pressure; (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 高压?

高压 is made of 2 characters: 高 (10 strokes), 压 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 高压 an HSK word?

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

How is 高压 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 高压 is written 高壓.