筛

(bound form) a sieve in Chinese: 筛 (shāi)

shāi

(bound form) a sieve

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 篩1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(bound form) a sieve
  2. 2to sieve; to sift; to filter
  3. 3to eliminate through selection
  4. 4to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water)
  5. 5to pour (wine or tea)
  6. 6(dialect) to strike (a gong)

Stroke order

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筛

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄞ

shāi

ㄕ/ shㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

筛

Simplified

篩

Traditional

Example sentences

See 筛 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 妈妈把面粉筛得又白又细。

    mā ma bǎ miàn fěn shāi dé yòu bái yòu xì。

    Mom sifted the flour until it was white and fine.

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Related words

筛选

shāi xuǎn

to filter

晒太阳

shài tài yáng

to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)

山川

shān chuān

mountains and rivers

山顶

shān dǐng

hilltop

山冈

shān gāng

mound

山岭

shān lǐng

mountain ridge

山路

shān lù

mountain road

山寨

shān zhài

fortified hill village

删

shān

to delete

煽动

shān dòng

to incite

闪烁

shǎn shuò

flickering

善

shàn

good (virtuous)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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