How to say “relieve stress” in Chinese
relieve stress; reduce pressure
“Relieve stress” in Chinese is 减压, jiǎn yā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
减压 is read jiǎn yā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 冫 “ice”; the right part 咸 is the same as in 喊 hǎn. The opposite of 加 “add”.
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 “减压”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “relieve stress” in Chinese?
“Relieve stress” in Chinese is 减压, pinyin jiǎnyā.
What does 减压 mean?
减压 (jiǎnyā) means “relieve stress; reduce pressure”.
How do you write 减压?
减压 is 2 characters: 减 (jiǎn) — reduce, subtract; 压 (yā) — press, push down. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 减压?
减压 is read jiǎnyā. Tones: jiǎn — third tone, yā — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“relieve stress” in the lesson “Recovery and prevention”
This word is from the topic “Illness and treatment” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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