榨取

zhàqǔ

verb #28,378

Meanings

1 to extract; to squeeze out (juice, oil, etc.)
2 (figurative) to exploit; to wring out (profit, labor, etc.)

Characters

to press; to extract by squeezing

to take; to obtain

Examples

这台机器可以榨取大量果汁。

Zhè tái jīqì kěyǐ zhàqǔ dàliàng guǒzhī.

This machine can extract a large amount of juice.

资本家榨取工人的剩余价值。

Zīběnjiā zhàqǔ gōngrén de shèngyú jiàzhí.

Capitalists exploit workers' surplus value.

Tips

memory

榨 pictures a press squeezing out liquid — the character contains 木 (wood) suggesting a wooden press. 取 means to take. Together: press and take.

Stroke Order

榨 zhà

取 qǔ