榨 (zhà): to press, to extract (juice), device for extracting juice, oils etc
榨 (zhà) is a Chinese character meaning “to press.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 窄 (phonetic). It ranks #2952 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 榨 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- to press
- to extract (juice)
- device for extracting juice, oils etc
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 压榨 | yā zhà | to press |
| 榨取 | zhà qǔ | to extract |
| 榨汁机 | zhà zhī jī | juicer |
| 榨油 | zhà yóu | to extract oil from vegetables |
| 电子榨菜 | diàn zǐ zhà cài | (slang) entertaining content such as Internet videos and TV shows that people watch while eating |
| 现榨 | xiàn zhà | to extract (juice, oil etc) on the spot |
| 榨酒池 | zhà jiǔ chí | winepress |
| 榨菜 | zhà cài | hot pickled mustard tuber |
| 敲榨 | qiāo zhà | to press (fruit) |
| 拶榨 | zā zhà | to exploit (a worker) |
榨 appears in 10 compound words: 50 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 榨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
工人们正在砍伐病榨，防止虫害蔓延。
gōng rén men zhēng zài kǎn fá bìng zhà , fáng zhǐ chóng hài mán yán .
Workers are cutting down diseased trees to prevent the spread of pests.
1周6战初恋女友!35岁男“被榨干”想分了 过来人5招救性福
1 zhōu 6 zhàn chū liàn nǚ yǒu ! 3 5 suì nán bèi zhà gān xiǎng fēn le guò lái rén 5 zhāo jiù xìng fú
Having Sex with His Ex-Girlfriend 6 Times a Week! 35-Year-Old Man Feels "Drained" and Wants to Break Up—5 Tips from Those Who’ve Been There to Save His Sex Life
夫偷吃色聊“被榨干了” 妻求偿100万却吞败
fū tōu chī sè liáo bèi zhà gān le qī qiú cháng 1 0 0 wàn què tūn bài
Husband Caught Cheating on a Sexting App Claims He Was "Drained Dry"; Wife Loses Lawsuit Seeking 1 Million in Damages
电力需求吃紧 美国拟提升核电厂功率“再榨一轮”
diàn lì xū qiú chī jǐn měi guó nǐ tí shēng hé diàn hǎn gōng lǜ zài zhà yī lún
With electricity demand tight, the U.S. plans to increase nuclear power plant output for "one more round"
南亚外佣遭压榨 八成被剥夺权利 工会倡突击查雇主住所
nán yà wài yòng zāo yā zhà bā chéng bèi bāo duó quán lì gōng huì chàng tū jī chá gù zhǔ zhù suǒ
South Asian foreign domestic helpers are oppressed and 80% are deprived of their rights Trade unions advocate raids on employers' residences
她用了许多柳橙来榨汁。
Tā yòng le xǔduō liǔchéng lái zhà zhī.
She squeezed the juice from many oranges.
资本家倾向于压榨工人。
Zīběnjiā qīngxiàngyú yāzhà gōngrén.
The capitalists tend to exploit the working people.
Character Family
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