挤出 (jǐ chū) — squeeze out (literally or figuratively)

Definition

Literally 'squeeze out' (paste from a tube), and figuratively 'carve out' time or energy from a busy schedule. The object is something extracted, not a person pushed aside.

verb

squeeze out (literally or figuratively)

Examples

挤出。
Tā měi tiān jǐ chū bàn gè xiǎo shí lái duàn liàn.
He squeezes out half an hour every day to exercise.
挤出。
Nǐ bì xū jǐ chū yì diǎn shí jiān péi wǒ.
You must squeeze out some time to accompany me.
挤出。
Tā cóng guǎn zi lǐ jǐ chū yī xiǎo duàn yá gāo.
She squeezed out a small piece of toothpaste from the tube.

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