压榨 (yā zhà) — to press, to squeeze (for juice, oil, etc.); to exploit, to squeeze (people, labor)
Definition
Two senses: physically pressing out juice/oil (e.g. 压榨花生油), and figuratively exploiting people for profit. Closer to 剥削 than to neutral 挤 or 压.
verb
to pressto squeeze (for juice, oil, etc.)to exploitto squeeze (people, labor)
Examples
- 压榨。Nóng mín yòng chuán tǒng fāng fǎ yā zhà huā shēng yóu.Farmers use traditional methods to press peanut oil.
- 压榨。Yǒu xiē lǎo bǎn wèi le lì rùn bú duàn yā zhà yuán gōng.Some bosses constantly squeeze employees for profit.
- 压榨。Zhèng fǔ yīng gāi tíng zhǐ yā zhà zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè.The government should stop squeezing small and medium enterprises.
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