榨

• 拼音: zhà
• 汉字拆解: 榨 = 木 (wood) + 窄 (narrow) — pressing through a narrow space

含义

To press; to squeeze; to extract by pressing. To extract liquid or juice through pressure.

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.

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: cooking, food processing, exploitation

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal