压榨

壓榨

yāzhà

verb #18,127

Meanings

1 to press; to squeeze; to extract (juice, oil)
2 to exploit; to oppress

Characters

to press; to push down

to press; to extract (juice)

Examples

这台机器用来压榨橄榄油。

Zhè tái jīqì yònglái yāzhà gǎnlǎnyóu.

This machine is used to press olive oil.

工人们不愿再被压榨了。

Gōngrén men bú yuàn zài bèi yāzhà le.

The workers don't want to be exploited any longer.

Tips

usage

Literally means to press/squeeze (extracting juice or oil), but commonly used figuratively for exploitation of people — squeezing them for profit or labor.

Stroke Order

压 yā

榨 zhà