按下 àn xià ㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ on3 haa6
- to press down
- to press a button
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按
- 按摩 àn mó ㄢˋ ㄇㄛˊ on3 mo1 massage
- 按时 按時 àn shí ㄢˋ ㄕˊ on3 si4 on time
- 按照 àn zhào ㄢˋ ㄓㄠˋ on3 ziu3 according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
- 按说 按說 àn shuō ㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 syut3 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
- 按键 按鍵 àn jiàn ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ on3 gin6 button or key (on a device)
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- 按理说 按理說 àn lǐ shuō ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 lei5 syut3 it is reasonable to say that...
- 按压 按壓 àn yā ㄢˋ ㄧㄚ on3 aat3 to press
- 按天 àn tiān ㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ on3 tin1 daily (law)
- 按季 àn jì ㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ on3 gwai3 according to season
- 按察 àn chá ㄢˋ ㄔㄚˊ on3 caat3 to investigate (old)
- 按扣 àn kòu ㄢˋ ㄎㄡˋ on3 kau3 snap fastener
- 按捺 àn nà ㄢˋ ㄋㄚˋ on3 naat6 to restrain
- 按揭 àn jiē ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ on3 kit3 a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
- 按日 àn rì ㄢˋ ㄖˋ on3 jat6 daily (law)
- 按月 àn yuè ㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ on3 jyut6 monthly
- 按期 àn qī ㄢˋ ㄑㄧ on3 kei4 on schedule
- 按理 àn lǐ ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ on3 lei5 according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
- 按立 àn lì ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ on3 laap6 ordination
- 按纳 按納 àn nà ㄢˋ ㄋㄚˋ on3 naap6 variant of 按捺
- 按脉 按脈 àn mài ㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ on3 mak6 to feel (take) the pulse
下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
Idioms with these characters
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 按部就班 àn bù jiù bān ㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄢ on3 bou6 zau6 baan1 (idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
- 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ on3 tou4 saak3 kei3 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
Example sentences
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按下 按钮 按鈕 。
Press the button.
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请 請 按下 按钮 按鈕 。
Press the button, please.
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请 請 将 將 按钮 按鈕 按下 。
Push the button, please.
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他 按下 了 紧急 緊急 按钮 按鈕 。
He pushed the emergency button.
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您 只要 按下 按钮 按鈕 就 行 了 。
You have only to push the button.
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