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What does 高压 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

高压 gāoyā

high pressure

It can also mean

  • high voltage
  • oppressive; heavy-handed
  • (med.) systolic blood pressure

Its characters

  1. 高 gāo high
  2. 压 yā pressure (as in 压力)

In a sentence

父母的高压管教让孩子很紧张。 The parents' heavy-handed discipline makes the child very nervous.

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