| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 按 | àn | to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of | |
| 按兵不動 | 按兵不动 | àn bīng bù dòng | not throw the troops into battle; bide one's time; take on action |
| 按步就班 | àn bù jiù bān | follow the prescribed order; keep to conventional ways | |
| 按勞分配 | 按劳分配 | àn láo fēn pèi | distribution according to work |
| 按理 | àn lǐ | according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally | |
| 按立 | àn lì | ordination | |
| 按脈 | 按脉 | àn mài | feel (take) the pulse |
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage | |
| 按捺 | àn nà | restrain; control | |
| 按鈕 | 按钮 | àn niǔ | push button |
| 按期 | àn qí | on schedule; on time | |
| 按時 | 按时 | àn shí | on time; before deadline; on schedule |
| 按手禮 | 按手礼 | àn shǒu lǐ | ordination |
| 按說 | 按说 | àn shuō | in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally |
| 按圖索驥 | 按图索骥 | àn tú suǒ jì | try to locate sth by following up a clue |
| 按蚊 | àn wén | anopheles; malarial mosquito | |
| 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 | 按下葫芦浮起瓢 | àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo | solve one problem only to find another cropping up |
| 按需分配 | àn xū fēn pèi | distribution according to need | |
| 按語 | 按语 | àn yǔ | note; comment |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of | |
| 按照法律 | àn zhào fǎ lǜ | according to the law | |
| 按照計劃 | 按照计划 | àn zhào jì huà | according to (the) plan ... |
| 按照字面 | àn zhào zì miàn | literally | |
| 編者按 | 编者按 | biān zhě àn | (n) editor's notes or comments |
| 男按摩師 | 男按摩师 | nán àn mó shī | masseur |
| 女按摩師 | 女按摩师 | nǚ àn mó shī | masseuse |
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