压榨 (yāzhà) · to squeeze

压榨 (yāzhà) means “to squeeze; to exploit”. It is written with 2 characters: 压 (to press) + 榨 (to press for juice). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 压榨 is built

What 压 is made of

厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
丶 — dot

Origin hint: Soil 土 crushed under pressure 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 榨 is made of

木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
窄zhǎi — narrow
- 穴xué — cave
  - 宀 — roof
  - 八bā — eight
- 乍zhà — first time
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 下xià — below
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

老板压榨工人是不对的。Lǎobǎn yāzhà gōngrén shì bù duì de.It's wrong for bosses to exploit workers.

这种油是用花生压榨出来的。Zhèzhǒng yóu shì yòng huāshēng yāzhà chūlai de.This oil is pressed from peanuts.

What does 压榨 mean?

压榨 (yāzhà) means “to squeeze; to exploit”.

How do you pronounce 压榨?

压榨 is pronounced yāzhà.

Which HSK level is 压榨?

压榨 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 压榨 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 209: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.