压力 壓力 yā lì pressure syn 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng head of a household / family head / patriarch / parent or guardian of a child syn 部长 部長 bù zhǎng head of a (government etc) department / section chief / section head / secretary / minister / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 血压 血壓 xuè yā blood pressure 光头 光頭 guāng tóu shaven head / bald head / to go bareheaded / hatless syn 秃头 禿頭 tū tóu to bare one's head / to be bareheaded / to go bald / bald head / bald person 施加 shī jiā to exert (effort or pressure) 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 一头 一頭 yī tóu one head / a head full of sth / one end (of a stick) / one side / headlong / directly / rapidly / simultaneously syn 减压 減壓 jiǎn yā to reduce pressure / to relax 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 液压 液壓 yè yā hydraulic pressure syn 水压 水壓 shuǐ yā water pressure 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 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 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) syn 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 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 高压锅 高壓鍋 gāo yā guō pressure cooker syn 剃度 tì dù to take the tonsure / to shave the head / tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk) syn 水头 水頭 shuǐ tóu hydraulic head / total head syn 点穴 點穴 diǎn xué to hit a pressure point (martial arts) / dim mak / see also 點脈|点脉[dian3 mai4] 头面 頭面 tóu miàn head ornament (in former times) / (literary) head / face / looks 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 上头 上頭 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) syn 头大 頭大 tóu dà to have a big head / (fig.) to get a headache / one's head is swimming 稳压 穩壓 wěn yā stabilized voltage / regulated voltage / steady pressure / regulated pressure 牛头 牛頭 niú tóu ox head / ox-head shaped wine vessel 压力容器 壓力容器 yā lì róng qì pressure vessel / autoclave 抱头 抱頭 bào tóu to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection) 负压 負壓 fù yā suction / negative pressure 抗压 抗壓 kàng yā to resist pressure or stress / pressure-resistant 压力传感器 壓力傳感器 yā lì zhuàn gǎn qì pressure transducer 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 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) 舒张压 舒張壓 shū zhāng yā diastolic blood pressure 压 壓 yā to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure syn 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail syn 顶 頂 dǐng apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc syn 挤牙膏 擠牙膏 jǐ yá gāo lit. to squeeze out toothpaste / fig. to extract a confession under pressure 心得安 xīn dé ān propranolol (beta-blocker used to treat high blood pressure) 长 長 zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance syn 头 頭 tóu head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 头发 頭髮 tóu fa hair (on the head) syn 脑袋 腦袋 nǎo dài head / skull / brains / mental capability / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn 回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn 主任 zhǔ rèn director / head / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing syn 头部 頭部 tóu bù head syn 浑身 渾身 hún shēn all over / from head to foot syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 元首 yuán shǒu head of state syn 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng head / boss / chief syn 掉头 掉頭 diào tóu to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about syn 猪头 豬頭 zhū tóu pig head / (coll.) fool / jerk 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc syn 院长 院長 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / university president / college dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 低头 低頭 dī tóu to bow the head / to yield / to give in syn 头头 頭頭 tóu tóu head / chief syn 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì jewelry / head ornament syn 摇头 搖頭 yáo tóu to shake one's head syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 人头 人頭 rén tóu person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account) syn 头顶 頭頂 tóu dǐng top of the head syn 脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains / mind / head / way of thinking syn 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 头颅 頭顱 tóu lú head / skull syn 惊慌失措 驚慌失措 jīng huāng shī cuò to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) syn 过头 過頭 guò tóu to overdo it / to overstep the limit / excessively / above one's head / overhead syn 村长 村長 cūn zhǎng village chief / village head 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo head (of state) / summit (meeting) / leader syn 眩晕 眩暈 xuàn yùn vertigo / dizziness / fainting / feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floating (e.g. from a stroke) / Taiwan pr. [xuan4 yun1] syn 正视 正視 zhèng shì to face squarely / to meet head on / to face up to syn 一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn 一身 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes syn 后脑勺 後腦勺 hòu nǎo sháo back of the head syn 秃顶 禿頂 tū dǐng bald head syn 本部 běn bù headquarters / head office syn 前头 前頭 qián tou in front / at the head / ahead / above syn 头领 頭領 tóu lǐng head person / leader syn 