压榨

压榨 yāzhà

To press; to squeeze; to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing^†

压榨 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體壓榨 yazha

What 压榨 means

To press^†
to squeeze^†
to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 压榨, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

压

yā / yà

Press down (control - suppress - put off - bet - pressure); At all

榨

zhà

Extract (squeeze - oppress - press)

Words that share a character with 压榨

How to write 压榨

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压榨 in a sentence

这种做法是在压榨工人。

Zhè zhǒng zuòfǎ shì zài yāzhà gōngrén.

This practice amounts to squeezing the workers.

机器把甘蔗压榨成汁。

Jīqì bǎ gānzhè yāzhà chéng zhī.

The machine presses the sugar cane into juice.

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Questions about 压榨

What does 压榨 mean in English?

压榨 is pronounced yāzhà and means To press, to squeeze, to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing †.

How do you pronounce 压榨?

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

What are the characters in 压榨?

压榨 is written with 2 characters: 压 (yā / yà) Press down (control - suppress - put off - bet - pressure); At all, 榨 (zhà) Extract (squeeze - oppress - press). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 压榨 written in traditional Chinese?

壓榨. The simplified form 压榨 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 壓榨 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yāzhà.

Is 压榨 an HSK word?

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

Studied around the same time

压迫 yāpò 压岁钱 yāsuìqián 压缩 yāsuō 压抑 yāyì 压制 yāzhì 鸦雀无声 yāquèwúshēng 亚军 yàjūn 烟花爆竹 yānhuābàozhú

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