HSK 6 vocabulary › 淘汰
淘汰
淘汰 in English: to wash out; to cull
táo tài
to wash out; (fig.) to cull
How to pronounce 淘汰
táo tài (without tone marks: tao tai). táo is a second (rising) tone; tài is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 淘汰
淘 táo
to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste); (dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods)
to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste); (dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods)
汰 tài
to discard; to eliminate
to discard; to eliminate
Related words
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