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榨

zhà · zha

Traditional 搾

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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zhà 榨

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

zhà 搾

  1. variant of 榨 (zhà)
  2. to press
  3. to extract (juice)
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Squeezing oranges

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)榨(zhà)一杯(yībēi)橙汁(chéngzhī)。

    I want to squeeze a glass of orange juice.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)榨汁机(zhàzhījī)吗(ma)？

    Do you have a juicer?

  3. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)用(yòng)手(shǒu)榨(zhà)。

    No, I squeeze by hand.

  4. Dengdeng

    用(yòng)手(shǒu)榨(zhà)？那(nà)要(yào)榨(zhà)到(dào)明天(míngtiān)吧(ba)！

    By hand? That takes until tomorrow!

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)榨(zhà)了(le)五个(wǔgè)橙子(chéngzi)，才(cái)半杯(bànbēi)。

    I squeezed five oranges, only half a glass.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)别(bié)榨(zhà)了(le)，直接(zhíjiē)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    Then stop squeezing. Just eat them.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)榨(zhà)了(le)许(xǔ)多(duō)柳(liǔ)橙(chéng)汁(zhī)。

She squeezed the juice from many oranges.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)台(tái)机(jī)器(qì)用(yòng)来(lái)榨(zhà)花(huā)生(shēng)油(yóu)。

This machine is used to press peanut oil.

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