榨

搾

zhà

HSK 7freq #10020

Meanings

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zhà

1.variant of 榨[zhà]
2.to press
3.to extract (juice)

zhà

1.to press
2.to extract (juice)
3.device for extracting juice, oils etc

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Wiktionary

1.to press or extract juices; to squeeze
2.press to extract juices
3.to exploit; to force; to oppress; to repress
4.a surname, Zha
5.to press; to extract (juice) from

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔsraːɡs) and ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 窄 (OC *ʔsraːɡ, “tight”).

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Stroke order

Components

榨木窄

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

她榨了許多柳橙汁。
She squeezed the juice from many oranges.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Derived terms

壓榨榨乳器榨取榨床榨汁榨汁機榨油水榨菜

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Related words

压榨 to press 榨油 to extract oil from vegetables 敲榨 to press (fruit)现榨 to extract (juice, oil etc) on the spot; freshly squeezed 拶榨 to exploit (a worker)榨菜 hot pickled mustard tuber 榨取 to extract 榨干 (fig.) to squeeze dry; to exhaust 榨汁机 juicer 榨酒池 winepress 电子榨菜 (slang) entertaining content such as Internet videos and TV shows that people watch while eating