Chinese word dictionary

按捺

àn nà · to restrain; to control

Practice word

Word information

Simplified按捺

Traditional按捺

Pinyinàn nà

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

按àn

to check, to control, to push, to restrain

捺nà

to press down firmly with the fingers

How to learn 按捺

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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按àn

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

按时ànshí

on time; before deadline; on schedule

按照ànzhào

according to; in accordance with; on the basis of

按摩ànmó

massage; to massage

按理ànlǐ

according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally

按钮ànniǔ

to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)