按
àn HSK3

press, push

按 àn
according to preposition
in accordance with; in the light of; to check or refer to

我们要按规定办事。

wǒ​men yào àn guī​dìng bàn​shì.

We must act according to the regulations.

press verb
to press down or push with the hand or fingers; to keep one's hand on

请用力按住这块木板，别让它晃动。

qǐng yòng​lì àn zhù zhè kuài mù​bǎn, bié ràng tā huàng​dòng.

Please hold this board down firmly so it doesn't wobble.

restrain verb
to control, restrain, or hold back

他努力按住心头的怒气，没有当场发作。

tā nǔ​lì àn zhù xīn​tóu de nù​qì, méi​yǒu dāng​chǎng fā​zuò.

He tried hard to suppress his anger and didn't explode on the spot.

comment noun
of an editor or author, to make a comment or write a note

报纸在报道后附上一段编者按，表达了对该事件的看法。

bào​zhǐ zài bào​dào hòu fù​shàng yī duàn biān​zhě'àn, biǎo​dá le duì gāi shì​jiàn de kàn​fǎ.

The newspaper attached an editor's note after the report, expressing its views on the incident.

shelve verb
to leave aside or put on hold

这件事咱们先按下不提。

zhè jiàn shì zán​men xiān àn​xià bù tí.

Let's set this matter aside for now.

Frequency
Character
Written text
573rd most common 361.7 per million
Movie subtitles
838th most common 145.8 per million appears in 52% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
111.8 per million appears in 36% of films
Written text
231.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+6309

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)