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按ànto press

HSK 4word

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按 (àn) means "to press" or "according to." 请用手按一下 says please press once with your hand. 我按了一下手机 says I pressed the phone once. 我们按计划工作 says we work according to the plan. 请按这个方法工作 says please work according to this method. The sentences use those two senses.

What does 按 mean?

  1. 1.

    to pressverb

  2. 2.

    according topreposition

What does the character 按 mean?

  • 按to press

How do you use 按?

按 can mean to press, as in 按一下, and it can mean according to, as in 按计划.

Patterns

  • 按 + 一下

    请用手按一下。

    Qǐng yòng shǒu àn yíxià.

    Please press once with your hand.

  • 按 + 计划

    我们按计划工作。

    Wǒmen àn jìhuà gōngzuò.

    We work according to the plan.

  • 按 + 这个 + 方法 + 工作

    请按这个方法工作。

    Qǐng àn zhège fāngfǎ gōngzuò.

    Please work according to this method.

What are some examples of 按 in a sentence?

  1. 请用手按一下。

    Qǐng yòng shǒu àn yíxià.

    Please press once with your hand.

  2. 我按了一下手机。

    Wǒ àn le yíxià shǒujī.

    I pressed the phone once.

  3. 我们按计划工作。

    Wǒmen àn jìhuà gōngzuò.

    We work according to the plan.

  4. 请按这个方法工作。

    Qǐng àn zhège fāngfǎ gōngzuò.

    Please work according to this method.

How is 按 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们今天按计划工作吗?

    Wǒmen jīntiān àn jìhuà gōngzuò ma?

    Are we working according to the plan today?

  2. Speaker B:

    我们今天按计划工作。

    Wǒmen jīntiān àn jìhuà gōngzuò.

    We are working according to the plan today.

  3. Speaker A:

    你也按这个计划工作吗?

    Nǐ yě àn zhège jìhuà gōngzuò ma?

    Are you also working according to this plan?

  4. Speaker B:

    我也按这个计划工作。

    Wǒ yě àn zhège jìhuà gōngzuò.

    I am also working according to this plan.

  5. Speaker A:

    明天我们也按这个计划工作吗?

    Míngtiān wǒmen yě àn zhège jìhuà gōngzuò ma?

    Are we also working according to this plan tomorrow?

  6. Speaker B:

    明天我们也按这个计划工作。

    Míngtiān wǒmen yě àn zhège jìhuà gōngzuò.

    We are also working according to this plan tomorrow.

Can you use 按 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请用手___一下。(Please press once with your hand.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "We work according to the plan"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 请___这个方法工作。(Please work according to this method.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.