加压 (jiā yā) — (separable verb) to pressurize; to increase pressure (literal or figurative)
Definition
A separable verb meaning 'to pressurize / apply pressure', used both literally (pipes, systems) and figuratively (people). Splits as 加…压 (e.g. 加了一次压).
verb
(separable verb) to pressurizeto increase pressure (literal or figurative)
Examples
- 加压。Wǒ men xū yào duì xì tǒng jiā yā.We need to pressurize the system.
- 。Gōng chéng shī duì guǎn dào jiā le yí cì yā.The engineer applied pressure to the pipe once.
- 加压，。Gōng sī gěi yuán gōng jiā yā, ràng dà jiā gèng nǔ lì.The company puts pressure on employees to make everyone work harder.
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