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to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
HSK 3
to exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
HSK 3
to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *凑* | 凑* | *凑
to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity
HSK 7-9
to extract (ore or other resource from a mine) / to exploit / to mine
HSK 7-9
plait / braid / pigtail / a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent / handle / CL: , 條|条
HSK 7-9
exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
(coll.) (business) to exploit the trust of acquaintances or loyal customers for profit
information asymmetry; information gap (esp. a difference in access to information that can be exploited for profit)
to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)
HSK 7-9
exploitative / oppressive
widely spread / widely rumored / stories abound / (sb's exploits are) widely circulated
lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation) / the people's blood, sweat and tears
white slave / (neologism that peaked in the 2000s–2010s) white-collar slave (office worker who is overworked and exploited)
to exploit / exploitation
HSK 7-9
exploiter (of labor)
war exploits / (fig.) heroic contribution
Wu Song, a heroic outlaw of Liangshan Marsh in the classic novel Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, whose exploits include killing a tiger with his bare hands
a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
(idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
HSK 7-9
to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
piglet / (old) exploited Chinese laborer tricked into working abroad
to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
to extract / to squeeze out (juice etc) / (fig.) to exploit
(idiom) to devour (food) / (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage; to ruthlessly exploit
brilliant (exploit); meritorious (achievement)
Buddhist griftress (female Internet influencer who exploits Buddhist imagery for self-promotion or commercial purposes)
to flay / to skin / (fig.) to exploit / to take advantage of
exploit / great undertaking
lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people
to exploit / to practice usury
lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land
Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *烈* | 烈* | *烈
ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements
(lit.) to exert one's horse / (fig.) war exploits / warhorse (abbr. for 汗血馬|汗血马)
to grab sb by the pigtail / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
(coll.) (often derog.) to piggyback on (sb's) popularity / to exploit (sb's) popularity to attract attention to oneself
to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / exploitation
to exploit (a worker)
leech / bloodsucking vermin / vampire (translated European notion) / fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
to gain profit (by underhand means) / to exploit / see also 謀取|谋取
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *朘* | 朘* | *朘
(literary) to reduce / (literary) to exploit
person suffering exploitation / the workers in Marxist theory
to seize an opportunity / to exploit (a loophole)
to exploit sb's point of weakness to force them to do one's bidding
(slang) man who grovels to a woman; man who accepts a subordinate or exploitative role in hopes of her approval
bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey / fig. greedy exploiter / rapacious aggressor
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (coll.) naive or easily exploited people (esp. small investors or consumers), likened to chives that can be repeatedly harvested for profit
to grab money / to exploit
(neologism, attested by 2023) (slang) the Chinese people, seen as a resource that is exploited for its value to the nation
lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people


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