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押

yā

mortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard

Strokes
8
Radical
手
HSK
5
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你必须付三个月的房租作为押金。

    Nǐ bì xū fù sān gè yuè de fáng zū zuò wéi yā jīn

    You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.

  • 难以抵抗给句子押韵的愿望。

    Nán yǐ dǐ kàng gěi jù zi yā yùn de yuàn wàng

    It's hard to resist the wish to make the sentence rhyme.

  • 萨米的包被警察扣押了。

    Sà mǐ de bāo bèi jǐng chá kòu yā le

    Sami's bag was seized by police.

  • 咦，押韵喔！

    Yí yā yùn ō

    Hey, that rhymes!

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 押

  • 押金yā jīn 1–1 deposit; down payment
  • 押yā 1to mortgage; to pawn; to detain in custody; to escort and protect; (literary) to sign
  • 抵押dǐ yā 3–1 to provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral
  • 扣押kòu yā 4–1 to detain; to hold in custody; to distrain; to seize property