àn​zhù

to press down

  • created sense approved 按住 · àn​zhù · to press down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    按住

    àn​zhù

    to press down

    To apply downward pressure and hold something in place

    按, 住

    按 (literal) → 按 · àn · to press 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [firmness]

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  • created sense approved 按住 · àn​zhù · to restrain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    按住

    àn​zhù

    to restrain

    To suppress an impulse or to hold someone or something down to prevent movement or escape

    按, 住

    按 (literal) → 按 · àn · to control 住 (literal) → 住 · zhù · [firmness]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense