Definition
榨 (zhà) means 'to press or squeeze' to extract liquid, like juice or oil, using physical force. It's more specific than 挤压 (jǐ yā), which is a general 'squeeze' that can also mean industrial extrusion or figurative pressure. 压榨 (yā zhà) is a near-synonym but also has a figurative sense of exploiting people, which 榨 does not.
verb
to pressto squeeze (juice, oil)
Easily confused
- 窄zhǎilook-alikenarrow (physically)
- 炸zhàsound-aliketo explode, to burst, to blow up
- 炸zhàsound-aliketo deep fry (usually pronounced zhá)
- 扎zhāsound-aliketo tie; to bind; to bundle
- 渣zhāsound-alikedregs, residue
- 闸zhásound-alike(noun) brake (on a vehicle)
Examples
- 榨。Tā yòng zhège jīqì zhà píngguǒ zhī.He uses this machine to squeeze apple juice.
- 榨，。Zhè zhǒng yóu shì zhà chū lái de, hěn jiànkāng.This oil is extracted by pressing; it's very healthy.
- 榨？Nǐ zhà guò gānzhe zhī ma?Have you ever squeezed sugarcane juice?
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