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高压

gāo yā

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 高壓

高压 (gāo yā) means "high pressure; high-handed". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 高压 means

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

The characters in 高压

• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 压yāto press; to push down; to keep under (control)

Example sentences

• 危险！高压电流。
  Wēixiǎn! gāoyādiàn liú.
  Danger! High voltage.

Words starting with 高压

• 高压线gāo yā xiànhigh tension power line
• 高压电gāo yā diànhigh voltage
• 高压手段gāo yā shǒu duànhigh-handed (measures); with a heavy hand
• 高压清洗机gāo yā qīng xǐ jīhigh pressure washer
• 高压氧gāo yā yǎnghyperbaric oxygen; hyperbaric oxygenation; also abbr. for 高压氧治疗
• 高压氧治疗gāo yā yǎng zhì liáohyperbaric medicine; hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT); also 高压氧疗法
• 高压氧疗法gāo yā yǎng liáo fǎhyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT); also 高压氧治疗
• 高压锅gāo yā guōpressure cooker

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