压力 壓力 yā lì pressure syn 血压 血壓 xuè yā blood pressure 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 双重 雙重 shuāng chóng double syn 加倍 jiā bèi to double / to redouble syn 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ babbling nonsense (idiom) / crazy and unfounded ravings / double Dutch syn 替身 tì shēn stand-in / substitute / body double / stuntman / scapegoat / fall guy / to stand in for sb else syn 双人 雙人 shuāng rén two-person / double / pair / tandem 施加 shī jiā to exert (effort or pressure) syn 双面 雙面 shuāng miàn double-sided / two-faced / double-edged / reversible syn 施压 施壓 shī yā to pressure 气压 氣壓 qì yā atmospheric pressure / barometric pressure syn 高压 高壓 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive syn 宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3] syn 矿井 礦井 kuàng jǐng a mine / a mine shaft syn 开采 開採 kāi cǎi to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) / to exploit / to mine syn 减压 減壓 jiǎn yā to reduce pressure / to relax 双关语 雙關語 shuāng guān yǔ pun / play on words / a phrase with a double meaning 双层 雙層 shuāng céng double tier / double decker 焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) / fig. hard-pressed / under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) syn 高血压 高血壓 gāo xuè yā high blood pressure / hypertension 加压 加壓 jiā yā to pressurize / to pile on pressure 两面派 兩面派 liǎng miàn pài two-faced person / double-dealing syn 液压 液壓 yè yā hydraulic pressure syn 俏皮话 俏皮話 qiào pi huà witticism / wisecrack / sarcastic remark / double entendre 水压 水壓 shuǐ yā water pressure 双人床 雙人床 shuāng rén chuáng double bed 翻番 fān fān to double / to increase by a certain number of times syn 提琴 tí qín instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass) / CL:把[ba3] 矿坑 礦坑 kuàng kēng mine / mine shaft syn 迫于 迫於 pò yú constrained / restricted / forced to / under pressure to do sth syn 外力 wài lì external force / pressure from outside 低压 低壓 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 倍增 bèi zēng to double / to redouble / to increase many times over / to multiply by a factor / multiplication syn 降压 降壓 jiàng yā to reduce the pressure (of a fluid) / to lower one's blood pressure / to lower (or step down) the voltage 双簧管 雙簧管 shuāng huáng guǎn double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon) 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 对半 對半 duì bàn half-and-half / 50-50 / to double 双簧 雙簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon) 双星 雙星 shuāng xīng double star syn 双刃剑 雙刃劍 shuāng rèn jiàn double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) 大气压 大氣壓 dà qì yā atmospheric pressure 钉子户 釘子戶 dīng zi hù householder who refuses to vacate his home despite pressure from property developers 强弱 強弱 qiáng ruò strong or weak / intensity / amount of force or pressure 复式 複式 fù shì double / multiple / compound / combined / double-entry (accounting) 双眼皮 雙眼皮 shuāng yǎn pí double eyelid 重压 重壓 zhòng yā high pressure / bearing a heavy weight 低血压 低血壓 dī xuè yā low blood pressure 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / to expedite childbirth / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence syn 压强 壓強 yā qiáng pressure (physics) 血压计 血壓計 xuè yā jì blood pressure meter / sphygmomanometer 压力计 壓力計 yā lì jì pressure gauge / manometer / piezometer 明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn 高压锅 高壓鍋 gāo yā guō pressure cooker syn 双轨 雙軌 shuāng guǐ double-track / parallel tracks / dual-track (system) 点穴 點穴 diǎn xué to hit a pressure point (martial arts) / dim mak / see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4] 重阳节 重陽節 chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month syn 眼压 眼壓 yǎn yā intraocular pressure syn 渗透压 滲透壓 shèn tòu yā osmotic pressure syn 压力锅 壓力鍋 yā lì guō pressure cooker syn 双击 雙擊 shuāng jī (computing) to double-click 双倍 雙倍 shuāng bèi twofold / double 两倍 兩倍 liǎng bèi twice as much / double the amount 几倍 幾倍 jǐ bèi several times (bigger) / double, treble, quadruple etc 七夕 qī xī double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed their annual meeting 稳压 穩壓 wěn yā stabilized voltage / regulated voltage / steady pressure / regulated pressure 连击 連擊 lián jī to batter / combo (hit) (gaming) / (volleyball, table tennis etc) double hit / double contact 重阳 重陽 chóng yáng Double Ninth or Yang Festival / 9th day of 9th lunar month syn 压力容器 壓力容器 yā lì róng qì pressure vessel / autoclave 兼程 jiān chéng to travel at double speed / to make all haste syn 挖矿 挖礦 wā kuàng to mine ore or minerals / (computing) to mine cryptocurrency 翻一番 fān yī fān to increase by 100% / to double 金属探测器 金屬探測器 jīn shǔ tàn cè qì mine detector / mine locator 负压 負壓 fù yā suction / negative pressure 抗压 抗壓 kàng yā to resist pressure or stress / pressure-resistant 双人房 雙人房 shuāng rén fáng double room 三双 三雙 sān shuāng triple-double 双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness / the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage 双拼 雙拼 shuāng pīn (computing) double pinyin (input method where the user types no more than two keystrokes per character, one for the initial and one for the final) 压力传感器 壓力傳感器 yā lì zhuàn gǎn qì pressure transducer 双管 雙管 shuāng guǎn double-barreled 二重 èr chóng double / repeated twice 双刃 雙刃 shuāng rèn double-edged blade 中空玻璃 zhōng kōng bō li double glazing 双人间 雙人間 shuāng rén jiān double room (hotel) 升压 升壓 shēng yā to boost the pressure (of a fluid) / to boost (or step up) the voltage 硬逼 yìng bī to pressure / to press / to force / to compel / to push / to coerce / to urge / to impel / to bully into / to be compelled 花鼓 huā gǔ flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub 验算 驗算 yàn suàn to verify a calculation / a double-check 高压清洗机 高壓清洗機 gāo yā qīng xǐ jī high pressure washer 低气压 低氣壓 dī qì yā low pressure / depression (meteorology) 压线 壓線 yā xiàn pressure crease / fig. to toil for sb else's benefit / line ball (i.e. on the line) 七夕节 七夕節 qī xī jié Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month / girls' festival / Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting 舒张压 舒張壓 shū zhāng yā diastolic blood pressure 双键 雙鍵 shuāng jiàn double bond (chemistry) 双下巴 雙下巴 shuāng xià ba double chin 双 雙 shuāng two / double / pair / both / even (number) syn 雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 