gaa1 aat3加壓加压
Jyutpinggaa1 aat3
Yalegā aat
Definition
To apply pressure; to pressurize.
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How it's used
Primarily used in technical or formal contexts to describe physical pressurisation, such as in engineering or medical settings. When applied to people, it carries a sense of imposing extra demands or stress, often implying an unnecessary or self-inflicted burden.
Examples
Don't keep putting so much pressure on yourself, there's no need to pressurise yourself.
This system needs to be pressurised before it can operate normally.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean 'to persuade' or 'to urge', as it strictly refers to physical pressure or psychological stress. For urging someone to do something, use 催促 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
