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to compress

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ya1suo1 yāsuō

Meaning


Primary

to compress

Alternatives

compress, compressed, compresses, compressing, compression

Mnemonic


壓縮 To compress something is to use 壓 pressure to make it 縮 shrink in size.

Usage


請 將 這 些 文件 壓縮 成 一 個 檔案。

Please compress these documents into one file.

輪胎 充滿 了 壓縮 空氣。

A car tire is full of compressed air.

我們 經常 把 垃圾 壓縮。

We often compress our garbage.