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yālì

压力yālìyālì
pressure
FromLesson 22inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of yālì

她Tā　觉得juéde　学习xuéxí　和hé　工作gōngzuò　的de　压力yālì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　大dà。Tā juéde xuéxí hé gōngzuò de yālì yǒudiǎnr dà.
She feels the pressure from study and work is a bit heavy.
周末Zhōumò　她tā　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　让ràng　自己zìjǐ　放松fàngsōng　一下yíxià，　忘记wàngjì　一下yíxià　压力yālì。Zhōumò tā qù gōngyuán sànbù, ràng zìjǐ fàngsōng yíxià, wàngjì yíxià yālì.
On weekends she goes to the park for a walk to relax a bit and forget the pressure for a while.
这Zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　作业zuòyè　太tài　多duō，　开心kāixīn　的de　心情xīnqíng　都dōu　变成biànchéng　了le　受不了shòubuliǎo　的de　压力yālì。Zhè jǐ tiān zuòyè tài duō, kāixīn de xīnqíng dōu biànchéng le shòubuliǎo de yālì.
These days there’s too much homework; my happy mood has all turned into unbearable pressure.
我wǒ　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　压力yālì　很hěn　大dà，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　作业zuòyè　太tài　多duō，　结果jiéguǒ　心情xīnqíng　一直yìzhí　不bù　太tài　好hǎo。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bù tài hǎo.
The reason I feel a lot of pressure these days is that there’s too much homework, and as a result my mood has been not so good.

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xīnqíngJīntiān wǒ de xīnqíng bù tài hǎo.kāixīnTīngdào tā de shēngyīn, wǒ jiù juéde hěn kāixīn, xīnqíng yě hǎo duō le.dàwǒ bù tài xǐhuan zhème dà de chéngshì.Tā juéde xuéxí hé gōngzuò de yālì yǒudiǎnr dà.Zhōumò tā qù gōngyuán sànbù, ràng zìjǐ fàngsōng yíxià, wàngjì yíxià yālì.
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