Definition
剥削 (bōxuē) means 'to exploit' specifically in the context of unjustly taking advantage of people's labor, often in a socio-economic or political sense (e.g., capitalist exploitation). It is stronger and more negative than 利用 (lìyòng), which can be neutral ('use') or negative ('take advantage of'), and is similar to 压榨 (yāzhà, 'squeeze'), but 剥削 is the most formal and systemic term.
verb
to exploit (people, labor)
Easily confused
- 博学bó xuésound-alikelearned, erudite
Examples
- 剥削。Zīběnjiā bō xuē gōngrén de láodòng.Capitalists exploit the labor of workers.
- 剥削。Zhè zhǒng zhìdù réngrán cúnzài bō xuē xiànxiàng.This system still has exploitation.
- 剥削。Tāmen jiānjué fǎnduì bō xuē xíngwéi.They firmly oppose exploitative behavior.
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