HSK C3/W3/V3
Correct

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Strokes

Formula

1
按按 / 按一按(AA / A一A)
2
按一下(A一下儿)
3
按 + Noun
4
按 + Verb / 小句
5
按 + Noun + 说(讲)

Collocation

1
按门铃
2
按喇叭
3
按时完成
4
按期举行
5
按月付费
6
按规定办事
7
按年龄分班
8
按顺序排队
9
按理说

Definition

按 is a verb, which means [ press; push down; restrain; control ].

按 is also a  preposition, which means [ according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of ].

Example

As a verb.press; push down;
1
àn
le
bàntiān
半天
ménlíng
门铃
  
,
méiyǒu
没有
rén
kāimén
开门
  

I rang the doorbell for half a day, and no one opened the door.

2
shang
路上
chē
堵车
le
  
,
hòumiàn
后面
de
司机
dōu
zài
tíng
不停
àn
ba
喇叭
  

There was a traffic jam on the road and the drivers behind were honking their horns.

As a verb.restrain; control.
3
妻子
dèng
le
yǎn
  
,
jiàn
yǒu
wàirén
外人
jiù
miǎnqiǎng
勉强
ànzhù
按住
le
xīnli
心里
de
huǒ
怒火
  
,
méi
shuōhuà
说话
  

His wife glanced at him, and when she saw an outsider, she reluctantly held the anger in her heart and did not speak.

4
rén
客人
zǒu
hòu
  
,
zài
àn
zhù
xīnzhōng
心中
de
huǒ
怒火
  
,
chōng
zhāo
zhàngfu
丈夫
hǎnjiào
大喊大叫
lai
起来
  

After the guests left, she could no longer hold back the anger in her heart and shouted at her husband.

As a preposition.(按+Noun)
5
Àn
xiànzài
现在
de
速度
  
,
men
我们
jiǔ
diǎn
qián
以前
可以
dào
到达
  

At the current rate, we could have reached before nine o'clock.

6
Qǐng
tóngxué
同学
men
àn
shùn
顺序
páiduì
排队
  
,
yào
不要
yōng
拥挤
  

Please queue up in order and don't crowd.

7
guǒ
如果
xiǎng
kàn
yǒuxiàndiànshì
有线电视
jié
节目
  
,
jiù
de
àn
yuè
fèi
付费
  

If you want to watch cable TV programs, you have to pay a monthly fee.

8
Zhè
这里
de
fáng
房租
shì
àn
yuè
jiāo
de
  

The rent here is paid on a monthly basis.

As a preposition.(按 + Verb / 小句)
9
Àn
měitiān
每天
jiǎng
suàn
lái
  
,
zhè
běn
shū
yào
需要
sān
yuè
cái
néng
jiǎngwán
讲完
  

Counting one lesson per day, the book takes three months to complete.

As a preposition. (按 + Noun + 说/讲): 名词限于指道理、条件、规律一类的,表示说话人根据事理作出通常应有的论断。
10
Ànshuō
按理说
  
,
huì
不会
tóng
同意
de
  

Supposedly, he wouldn't disagree.

11
Àn
jiéqi
节气
láishuō
来说
  
,
qiū
立秋
hòu
以后
yīnggāi
应该
jiào
比较
liángshuǎng
凉爽
le
  
,
shì
可是
zhè
tiān
hái
me
那么
mēn
闷热
  

According to the solar terms, it should be cooler after the autumn, but these days are still so hot.