剥削

剥削 bōxuē

Exploit

HSK 6 繁體 剝削 boxue

What 剥削 means

  1. Exploit

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 剥削 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

剥削 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

Peel (strip)
xiāo / xuē
Scrape; Reduce (cut)

How to write 剥削

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Questions about 剥削

What does 剥削 mean in English?

剥削 is pronounced bōxuē and means Exploit.

How do you pronounce 剥削?

剥削 is bōxuē in pinyin — written boxue without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 剥削?

剥削 is written with 2 characters: 剥 (bō) Peel (strip), 削 (xiāo / xuē) Scrape; Reduce (cut). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 剥削 written in traditional Chinese?

剝削. The simplified form 剥削 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 剝削 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced bōxuē.

Is 剥削 an HSK word?

Yes — 剥削 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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