yà

轧

Character · Verb · Noun · OnomatopoeiaTraditional軋

roll; squeeze out; sound of machinery

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

4 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to roll; to press with a roller

neutral

Used for processing agricultural products or industrial materials.

Nóng农
mín民
bǎ把
mián棉
huā花
yà轧
chéng成
mián棉
zǐ籽
hé和
mián棉
xù絮
 。

Farmers roll cotton to separate cottonseeds from cotton lint.

Gōng工
chǎng厂
yòng用
yā压
lù路
jī机
yà轧
píng平
lù路
miàn面
 。

Factories use road rollers to flatten the pavement.

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Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
gǎn擀
miàn面
zhàng杖
yà轧
píng平
miàn面
tuán团
zuò做
bǐng饼
 。

Mom uses a rolling pin to flatten the dough to make pancakes.

2.

verb

to exclude; to suppress

formal

Formal literary usage, refers to pushing others out of positions or groups.

Guān官
chǎng场
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒu有
hù互
xiāng相
qīng倾
yà轧
de的
xiàn现
xiàng象
 。

There are often cases of mutual exclusion and suppression in official circles.

Xīn新
yuán员
gōng工
bèi被
lǎo老
yuán员
gōng工
qīng倾
yà轧
 ，
bù不
dé得
bù不
cí辞
zhí职
 。

The new employee was suppressed by senior staff and had to resign.

3.

noun

surname Ya

neutral

Rare Chinese surname.

Yà轧
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
jīng经
lǐ理
 。

Mr. Ya is the new manager of our company.

4.

onomatopoeia

sound of running machinery

neutral

Usually used in reduplicated form: 轧轧.

Gōng工
chǎng厂
lǐ里
de的
jī机
shēng声
yà轧
yà轧
 ，
fēi非
cháng常
rè热
nao闹
 。

The machines in the factory are rumbling loudly, very bustling.

féng缝
rèn纫
jī机
yà轧
yà轧
de地
xiǎng响
zhe着
 ，
mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
féng缝
yī衣
fu服
 。

The sewing machine is humming as Mom sews clothes.