按ànto press
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.
to pressverb
- 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?
How is 按 used in a conversation?
- 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?
- Speaker B:
我们今天按计划工作。
Wǒmen jīntiān àn jìhuà gōngzuò.
We are working according to the plan today.
- 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?
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
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Related words
- 手shǒuhandHSK 2
- 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) timeHSK 1
- 计划jì huàplanHSK 4
- 方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique; procedureHSK 3
- 工作gōng zuòto workHSK 1
- 做zuòto make; to produceHSK 1
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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.