HSK 6 · Verbs

压榨 yāzhà “to squeeze” in Chinese

Traditional 壓榨

What 压榨 means

  1. to squeeze
  2. to press (juice, oil)
  3. to exploit
  4. to press
  5. to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing

How to say 压榨

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale压yā1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale榨zhà4th tone, falling

压榨 in a sentence

  1. 这种油是用花生压榨出来的。

    Zhè zhǒng yóu shì yòng huāshēng yāzhà chulai de.

    This oil is pressed from peanuts.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 新鲜的橙汁是现场压榨的。

    Xīnxiān de chéngzhī shì xiànchǎng yāzhà de.

    The fresh orange juice is squeezed on the spot.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 压榨 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 压 (yā) with each of its parts in a different colour
压yāto press
  • 厂cliff · hǎn
  • 土earth · tǔ
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
The character 榨 (zhà) with each of its parts in a different colour
榨zhàto press
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 窄narrow · zhǎiSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 窄 (zhǎi) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhà.

How to write 压榨

压 6 strokes · 榨 14 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

压榨 (yāzhà) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 压榨 (yāzhà). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 压榨

Words with 压

压力yālì · pressure血压xuèyā · blood pressure压缩yāsuō · to compress压制yāzhì · to suppress压抑yāyì · to suppress (emotions)压迫yāpò · to oppress气压qìyā · air pressure压岁钱yāsuìqián · money given to children at Chinese New Year

More words: Common Verbs

延伸yánshēn · to extend掩饰yǎnshì · to cover up摇摆yáobǎi · to sway压缩yāsuō · to compress压制yāzhì · to suppress依靠yīkào · to rely on依赖yīlài · to depend on遗留yíliú · to be left over

FAQs

压榨 (yāzhà) means “to squeeze” or “to press (juice, oil)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yāzhà: yā with a 1st tone, then zhà with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 压榨 is written 壓榨. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yazha with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 压榨 from the suggestions. Typing yazha into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
压榨 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.