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按 / 按

Traditional
按
Simplified
按

to press/to push/to leave aside or shelve/to control/to restrain/to keep one's hand on/to check or refer to/according to/in the light of/(of an editor or author) to make a comment

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

àn

Bopomofo

ㄢˋ

Jyutping

on3

Example sentences

按 àn
請按按鈕。
请按按钮。

Please press the button.

阿 ē
法官不阿權貴，只按證據判決。
法官不阿权贵，只按证据判决。

The judge did not cater to the powerful and ruled only according to the evidence.

按摩 ànmó
他喜歡在運動後去按摩。
他喜欢在运动后去按摩。

He likes to go for a massage after exercising.

按鍵 / 按键 ànjiàn
我按下了遙控器上的按鍵，電視就打開了。
我按下了遥控器上的按键，电视就打开了。

I pressed the button on the remote, and the TV turned on.

按時 / 按时 ànshí
他總是按時完成工作。
他总是按时完成工作。

He always finishes work on time.

保證 / 保证 bǎozhèng
我保證這項任務會按時完成。
我保证这项任务会按时完成。

I guarantee that this task will be completed on time.

按照 ànzhào
請按照計畫進行。
请按照计划进行。

Please proceed according to the plan.

程序 chéngxù
請按照正確的程序進行。
请按照正确的程序进行。

Please proceed according to the correct procedure.

按鈕 / 按钮 ànniǔ
請按下紅色按鈕。
请按下红色按钮。

Please press the red button.

Example Vocabulary

按

an4

to press; to push; according to

按摩

an4'mo2

massage

按鍵

an4'jian4

button; key; to press a button

按壓

an4'ya1

按時

an4'shi2

on time; on schedule; regularly

按照

an4'zhao4

according to; in accordance with

按鈕

an4'niu3

button

按下

按兵不動

an4'bing1'bu4'dong4

按勞分配

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