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title: "Yasuo Meaning: 压缩 (yāsuō) Means “to compress”"
description: "压缩 (traditional 壓縮, yāsuō) means “to compress”. Hear its tones, see what 压 and 缩 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yasuo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 压缩 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

压缩 yāsuō

## to compress

## It can also mean

- to reduce; to cut down

## Its characters

1. 压 yā to press
2. 缩 suō to reduce

## In a sentence

我把文件压缩后发给你。 I'll compress the file and send it to you.

[More about 压缩](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%8B%E7%BC%A9)

## More words with 压 or 缩

- [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)
- [浓缩 nóngsuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nongsuo)
- [收缩 shōusuō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shousuo)
- [缩短 suōduǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoduan)
- [缩减 suōjiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suojian)
- [缩小 suōxiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/suoxiao)
- [血压 xuèyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueya)
- [压力 yālì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yali)

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