yà

压

CharacterTraditional壓

see 'yàgēnr' (not at all)

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Meanings

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Definition

used in the word 'yàgēnr' (not at all)

informal

This pronunciation only appears in the colloquial word 压根儿 (yàgēnr), which is an adverb meaning 'from the start; at all' and is used for negation.

Wǒ我
yà压
gēnr根
bù儿
zhī不
dào知
zhè道
jiàn这
shì件
 事
 。

I didn't know about this at all.

Tā他
yà压
gēnr根
méi儿
xiǎng没
lái想
cān来
jiā参
jù加
huì聚
 会
 。

He never intended to come to the party in the first place.