榨

• Pinyin: zhà
• Desglose de hanzi: 榨 = 木 (wood) + 窄 (narrow) — pressing through a narrow space

Significado

Exprimir; prensar; extraer por presión (líquido o jugo).

Used for juice extraction: 榨汁 (to juice), 榨油 (to press oil). Figuratively means to squeeze out or exploit: 榨取 (to extort), 压榨 (to oppress). 榨汁机 is a juicer.

Ejemplos

1. 她每天早上用新鲜水果榨一杯果汁作为早餐的一部分。
2. 这台机器能够从花生中榨出纯正的食用油。
3. 不良雇主长期压榨员工，克扣工资，引发劳资纠纷。

Guía de uso

Contexto: cooking, food processing, exploitation

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 橙子要选新鲜多汁的，榨出来的果汁才好喝。(Choose fresh, juicy oranges so the juice you press will taste good.)
• 资本家无情地榨取工人的剩余价值。(The capitalists ruthlessly extract surplus value from workers.)

Incorrecto

• 榨一个想法 — 榨 is for physical extraction; for squeezing out ideas use 挤出 or 想出

Origen e historia

Radical 木 (wood) + 窄 (narrow) — wooden press that squeezes

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal