Chinese word

剥削

Pronunciation

Pinyinbō xuē

Meaning

  • verbexploit

Example

工厂老板长期剥削工人。gōng chǎng láo bǎn cháng qī bō xuē gōng rén

The factory owner has been exploiting the workers for years.

Illustration for 剥削 (exploit)

More examples

地主通过税收和高利贷来剥削农民。dì zhǔ tōng guò shuì shōu hé gāo lì dài lái bō xuē nóng mín

The landlord exploits farmers through taxes and high-interest loans.

Core concept

One side strips value from another's work or resources and keeps an unfair share.

Common phrases

  • 剥削农民bō xuē nóng mín

    exploit farmers

  • 剥削剩余价值bō xuē shèng yú jià zhí

    exploit surplus value

  • 剥削童工bō xuē tóng gōng

    exploit child laborers

Similar words

压榨yā zhà: Squeeze excessive work or profit from someone by using pressure or authority.
利用lì yòng: Make use of someone, something, or a situation to achieve a desired purpose.
剥夺bō duó: Remove someone's rights, property, or other things that belong to them.

Definition in Chinese

通过占取对方的劳动成果或资源，使自己获得不成比例的利益。tōng guò zhàn qǔ duì fāng de láo dòng chéng guǒ huò zī yuán shǐ zì jǐ huò dé bù chéng bǐ lì de lì yì

Word origin

剥 (bō, "strip away") and 削 (xuē, "shave down") combine to create an image of steadily removing what belongs to another.

Usage tips

  • The word usually marks a serious pattern of unfair gain, not merely an isolated inconvenience, so it carries the tone of a strong social or workplace accusation.

Other meanings

  • exploitationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 剥削者bō xuē zhěexploiternoun
  • 被剥削阶级bèi bō xuē jiē jíexploited classnoun

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