Word information
Simplified压轴
Traditional壓軸
Pinyinyāzhòu
Part of speech动、名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
压轴
yāzhòu · opera term: to present the second to last item in a theatrical performance; short for 壓軸子|压轴子; also pr. [ya1 zhou2]
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