压 yā
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
压轴
yāzhòu
finale; to appear as the grand finale
Characters in this word
轴 zhòu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片被安排在电影节最后一晚压轴放映，足见主办方对它的重视。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn bèi ānpái zài diànyǐngjié zuìhòu yì wǎn yāzhòu fàngyìng, zújiàn zhǔbànfāng duì tā de zhòngshì. This documentary was scheduled as the final screening on the last night of the film festival, showing how highly the organisers valued it.
- 她是今晚演出的压轴嘉宾。 Tā shì jīnwǎn yǎnchū de yāzhòu jiābīn. She is the headlining guest of tonight's show.
- 魔术师把最好的节目留到最后压轴表演。 Móshùshī bǎ zuì hǎo de jiémù liú dào zuìhòu yāzhòu biǎoyǎn. The magician saved his best act to perform as the grand finale.
Related words
- 压 yā to press down
- 压力 yālì pressure; stress
- 减压 jiǎnyā to reduce pressure
- 血压 xuèyā blood pressure
- 压缩 yāsuō to compress
- 高血压 gāoxuèyā high blood pressure; hypertension
- 高压 gāoyā high pressure; coercive pressure; high voltage
- 挤压 jǐyā to squeeze; to compress; to put pressure on
- 气压 qìyā atmospheric pressure; air pressure
- 施压 shīyā to exert pressure
- 压倒 yādǎo to overwhelm; to overpower; to crush
- 压迫 yāpò to oppress; to press against