压 yā
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
压榨
yāzhà
to squeeze; to exploit
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Example phrases
- 如果企业只知道压榨劳动力，短期利润迟早会被人才流失抵消。 Rúguǒ qǐyè zhǐ zhīdào yāzhà láodònglì, duǎnqī lìrùn chízǎo huì bèi réncái liúshī dǐxiāo. If a company only knows how to exploit labour, its short-term profits will sooner or later be offset by the loss of talent.
- 有些工厂为了省钱，拼命压榨工人的时间。 Yǒuxiē gōngchǎng wèile shěng qián, pīnmìng yāzhà gōngrén de shíjiān. Some factories, in order to save money, ruthlessly squeeze the workers' time.
- 他觉得自己被公司压榨得太厉害，最后选择辞职。 Tā juéde zìjǐ bèi gōngsī yāzhà de tài lìhai, zuìhòu xuǎnzé cízhí. He felt he was being exploited too heavily by the company and finally decided to quit.
Related words
- 压 yā to press down
- 压力 yālì pressure; stress
- 减压 jiǎnyā to reduce pressure
- 血压 xuèyā blood pressure
- 压缩 yāsuō to compress
- 高血压 gāoxuèyā high blood pressure; hypertension
- 高压 gāoyā high pressure; coercive pressure; high voltage
- 挤压 jǐyā to squeeze; to compress; to put pressure on
- 气压 qìyā atmospheric pressure; air pressure
- 施压 shīyā to exert pressure
- 压倒 yādǎo to overwhelm; to overpower; to crush
- 压迫 yāpò to oppress; to press against