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按 — àn

1. to press; to push (with hand or finger)

   请按这个按钮开始。 qǐng àn zhège ànniǔ kāishǐ — Please press this button to start.

2. to leave aside; to shelve (put off for later)

   这个问题先按一按，等下再讨论。 zhège wèntí xiān àn yī àn děng xià zài tǎolùn — Let's shelve this issue for now and discuss it later.

3. to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on (manage or hold down)

   政府需要按住物价上涨的势头。 zhèngfǔ xūyào ànzhù wùjiàshàngzhǎng de shìtou — The government needs to restrain the rise in prices.

4. according to; in the light of; based on

   按合同条款，交货期是三十天。 àn hétóngtiáokuǎn jiāohuòqī shì sānshítiān — According to the contract terms, the delivery period is thirty days.

5. (of an editor or author) to make a comment; to annotate

   编者在文末加了一段按语。 biānzhě zài wénmò jiā le yīduàn ànyǔ — The editor added a note at the end of the text.