Definition
高压 (gāo yā) means 'high pressure' — in weather, physics, machinery, or as 'high voltage' (高压电). It also extends to oppressive, high-handed policies. Unlike 高温 (high temperature), 高价 (high price), 高空 (high altitude), or 高血压 (high blood pressure), 高压 is specifically about pressure, not other 'high' measures.
high pressure (in weather, physics, machinery)high-handedoppressive (methods, policies)high voltage
Easily confused
- 高雅gāo yǎsound-alikeelegant, refined, tasteful (of art, music, taste, or manner)
Examples
- 高压。Yòng gāo yā guō zuòfàn kěyǐ jiéshěng shíjiān.Using a pressure cooker to cook food can save time.
- 高压，。Nàge guójiā shíxíng gāo yā zhèngcè, rénmín hěn bùmǎn.That country implements oppressive policies, and the people are very dissatisfied.
- 。Wéixiū gāo yā diànxiàn bìxū zhùyì ānquán.You must be careful when repairing high-voltage wires.
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