淘
汰

To wash out in Chinese: 淘汰 (táo tài)

táo tài

to wash out

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to wash out
  2. 2(fig.) to cull
  3. 3to weed out
  4. 4to eliminate
  5. 5to die out
  6. 6to phase out

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淘
汰

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄠˊ

táo

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄞˋ

tài

ㄊ/ tㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 比赛中他被淘汰出局了。

    bǐ sài zhōng tā bèi táo tài chū jú le。

    He was eliminated from the competition.

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Related words

淘

táo

to wash

淘气

táo qì

naughty

讨

tǎo

to invite

讨好

tǎo hǎo

to get the desired outcome

讨价还价

tǎo jià huán jià

to haggle over price

讨人喜欢

tǎo rén xǐ huan

to attract people's affection

特产

tè chǎn

special local product

特例

tè lì

special case

特权

tè quán

prerogative

特邀

tè yāo

special invitation

特长

tè cháng

personal strength

特制

tè zhì

special

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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