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HSK
according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *按* | 按* | *按
to press / to push / to leave aside or shelve / to control / to restrain / to keep one's hand on / to check or refer to / according to / in the light of / (of an editor or author) to make a comment
HSK 3
massage / to massage
HSK 5
on time / before deadline / on schedule
HSK 4
in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
HSK 7-9
it is reasonable to say that...
HSK 7-9
daily (law) / per diem
note / comment
daily (law) / per diem
to be unable to hold back
according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
publishing on demand
button or key (on a device) / keystroke / CL: 個|个 / to press a button
HSK 7-9
to restrain / to control
monthly / per mensem
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom) / fig. to try to impose one's will on sb
to push a button / button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue
masseur; massage therapist
a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese) / to buy property on a mortgage
(computing) to tap (on a touchscreen); to click (with a mouse) / (massage) to apply focused pressure to specific points on the body
on demand; according to demand
distribution according to work
ordination
chronological
to press down / to press a button
to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
on schedule / on time
solve one problem only to find another cropping up
distribution according to need
editor's commentary
vibrator; dildo
ordination
(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
to feel (take) the pulse
(old) massage
to long press (a button)
to press / to push (a button)
(Tw) to like (on social media)
snap fastener
palpation (as a method of examination)
(idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
anopheles / malarial mosquito
according to season / quarterly
jacuzzi; whirlpool tub
snooze button
keypad tone / key tone
to investigate (old)
variant of 按部就班
variant of 按捺


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