剥削 bōxuē to exploit
to exploit; exploitation
How to remember 剥削: 剥 to peel + 削 to pare = to exploit.
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How it is used
- To exploit labor for gain - the social/economic term - 剥削工人 (bōxuē gōngrén) exploit workers; 剥削阶级 the exploiting class.
- Strongly ideological/negative, rooted in class discourse; not 'exploit a resource' (that's 利用).
- Reading: 剥 = bō here, 削 = xuē; both mean strip/pare.