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title: "Yapo Meaning: 压迫 (yāpò) Means “to oppress”"
description: "压迫 (traditional 壓迫, yāpò) means “to oppress; to repress; oppression”. Hear its tones, see what 压 and 迫 each mean."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yapo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 压迫 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

压迫 yāpò

## to oppress; to repress; oppression

## It can also mean

- to press on; to constrict

## Its characters

1. 压 yā to press
2. 迫 pò to approach

## In a sentence

[See 压迫 in use](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%8B%E8%BF%AB)

## More words with 压 or 迫

- [被迫 bèipò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beipo)
- [高血压 gāoxuèyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoxueya)
- [高压 gāoyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoya)
- [挤压 jǐyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiya)
- [迫不及待 pòbù-jídài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pobujidai)
- [迫切 pòqiè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/poqie)
- [迫使 pòshǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/poshi)
- [强迫 qiǎngpò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangpo)
- [血压 xuèyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueya)
- [压力 yālì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yali)

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