压榨

壓榨

yāzhà

verb HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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