How to say “press” in Chinese

“Press” in Chinese is 按, àn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

按 is read àn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

How to write it

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “按”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 按. Tap the sound icon to listen.

• 他每天都按时上班tāměitiāndōuànshíshàngbānHe gets to work on time every day.
• 请按照要求填写表格。qǐngànzhàoyāoqiútiánxiěbiǎogéPlease fill out the form as required.
• 按照规定这儿不能停车ànzhàoguīdìng,zhèrbùnéngtíngchēBy the rules, you can't park here.
• 请按照要求填写qǐngànzhàoyāoqiútiánxiěPlease fill it in as required.
• 不管是谁都必须按照法律办事bùguǎnshìshéi,dōubìxūànzhàofǎlǜbànshìNo matter who you are, you have to follow the law.
• 我们一定要确保按时完成任务wǒmenyídìngyàoquèbǎoànshíwánchéngrènwuWe must make sure we finish the task on time.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Applying by the rules”

• 规定 rule
• 按照 according to
• 申请 apply
• 办理 process
• 通知 notify
• 会员 member
• 对于 regarding

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