entries → 剝削
TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
剝削 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
剝削 ＝ 剝 ＋ 削
ㄅㄛ ㄒㄩㄝ · bōxuē
verb/noun — to exploit, to bleed dry (of labour, the poor); exploitation

字源 FORM — what the parts do

剝to peel, strip off (剝皮)bō
削to pare away (削減)xuē
剝削，剝皮的剝，削減的削。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把別人的所得一層層剝下（剝）、削去（削）。
Another's earnings peeled away (剝) and shaved off (削), layer by layer.
記憶法
關 · Related
壓榨yāzhàto squeeze, wring dry — the close synonym削減xuējiǎnto cut down — the same 削