Meaning of àn:
按
to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dūhuì shǐyòng shǒujī shàng de nàozhōng àn shí qǐchuáng.
我每天早上都会使用手机上的闹钟按时起床。
I use the alarm on my phone to wake up on time every morning.
Qǐng àn zhège ànniǔ kāishǐ.
请按这个按钮开始。
Please press this button to start.
Wǒmen xiān bǎ zhège wèntí àn yī àn, yǐhòu zài tǎolùn.
我们先把这个问题按一按，以后再讨论。
Let's put this issue aside for now and discuss it later.
Nǐ kěyǐ àn zhù ànniǔ lái zàntíng zhège chéngxù.
你可以按住按钮来暂停这个程序。
You can press the button to pause the program.
Qǐng àn shí àn zhào nǐ de jìhuà.
请按时按照你的计划。
Please follow your plan on time.
Qǐng nǐ bǎ shǒu àn zài zhuōzi shàng.
请你把手按在桌子上。
Please keep your hand on the table.
Qǐng nǐ àn shuōmíngshū lái cāozuò zhège jīqì.
请你按说明书来操作这个机器。
Please operate this machine according to the manual.
Zuòzhě zài wénzhāng jiéwěi àn le yī jù.
作者在文章结尾按了一句。
The author made a comment at the end of the article.
according to; in the light of
Wǒmen xūyào àn jìhuà jìnxíng.
我们需要按计划进行。
We need to proceed according to the plan.
Àn dàolǐ, zhèyàng zuò shì bù duì de.
按道理，这样做是不对的。
In light of logic, doing this is not right.
