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淘汰 (táo tài): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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淘汰 (táo tài): Eliminate through selection or competition (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

淘汰 consists of 2 characters.

to wash or rinse in water

to eliminate, to discard, to wash away

Word Info

Pinyintáo tài

Meaningeliminate through selection or competition; weed out

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 6

SyntaxVerb

Word淘汰

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 淘汰.

爱不释手ài bù shì shǒulike something so much that one cannot bear to part with it
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不可思议bù kě sī yìunimaginable; inconceivable
剥削bō xuēexploit
保重bǎo zhòngto take care of oneself
保守bǎo shǒuconservative
不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngpull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow
霸道bà dàostrong; potent
仓促cāng cùhastily; hurriedly
辩解biàn jiěprovide an explanation; argue that; justify
报仇bào chóurevenge; avenge

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3.

How to Use 淘汰 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 淘汰 with other words naturally.

Verb + Nounwith赛

táo淘

tài汰

sài赛

neutral

knockout match

Passive + Verbwith被

bèi被

táo淘

tài汰

neutral

be eliminated

Verb + Objectwith旧产品

táo淘

tài汰

jiù旧

chǎn产

pǐn品

Adjective + Verbwith自然

zì自

rán然

táo淘

tài汰

4.

Example Sentences with 淘汰

zhè这

ge个

jiù旧

shǒu手

jī机

bèi被

táo淘

tài

neutral

phase out old products

formal

Written

natural selection

汰

le了

。

This old phone has been phased out.

zài在

jī激

liè烈

de的

shì市

chǎng场

jìng竞

zhēng争

zhōng中

，

luò落

hòu后

de的

chǎn产

pǐn品

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

huì会

bèi被

táo淘

tài汰

。

In the fierce market competition, outdated products will soon be eliminated.

zài在

jī激

liè烈

de的

shì市

chǎng场

jìng竞

zhēng争

zhōng中

，

quē缺

fá乏

chuàng创

xīn新

de的

qǐ企

yè业

zhōng终

jiāng将

bèi被

táo淘

tài汰

。

In the fierce market competition, enterprises lacking innovation will eventually be eliminated.

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

zhè这

zhǒng种

guò过

shí时

de的

guǎn管

lǐ理

fāng方

shì式

huì会

bèi被

táo淘

tài汰

ma吗

？

Do you think this outdated management style will be eliminated?

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

，

biǎo表

xiàn现

bù不

hǎo好

de的

duì队

wǔ伍

huì会

bèi被

táo淘

tài汰

。

In the competition, teams that perform poorly will be eliminated.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yīn因

wèi为

yí一

cì次

shī失

bài败

jiù就

bèi被

táo淘

tài汰

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

nǔ努

lì力

le了

。

He was not eliminated because of one failure; instead, he worked even harder.

rú如

guǒ果

bù不

xiǎng想

bèi被

shí时

dài代

táo淘

tài汰

，

jiù就

bì必

xū须

chí持

xù续

xué学

xí习

xīn新

zhī知

shi识

hé和

jì技

néng能

。

If you don't want to be left behind by the times, you must continuously learn new knowledge and skills.

suí随

zhe着

kē科

jì技

de的

fā发

zhǎn展

，

xǔ许

duō多

chuán传

tǒng统

háng行

yè业

zhèng正

miàn面

lín临

bèi被

táo淘

tài汰

de的

fēng风

xiǎn险

。

With the development of technology, many traditional industries are facing the risk of being phased out.

wǒ我

men们

dé得

táo淘

tài汰

diào掉

zhè这

xiē些

jiù旧

guān观

niàn念

，

cái才

néng能

shì适

yìng应

xīn新

de的

shè社

huì会

huán环

jìng境

。

We need to weed out these old ideas in order to adapt to the new social environment.