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

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淘 • táo • to wash or rinse in water
táo淘

to wash or rinse in water

汰 • tài • to eliminate, to discard, to wash away
tài汰

to eliminate, to discard, to wash away

Word Info

Pinyintáo tài
Meaningeliminate through selection or competition; weed out
Characters2
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 淘汰.

  • 仓促cāng cùhastily; hurriedly
  • 安详ān xiángcomposed; serene
  • 巴不得bā bù débe only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish
  • 层次céng cìadministrative levels; arrangement of ideas; gradation
  • 包袱bāo fucloth wrappers
  • 不时bù shífrequently; from time to time; now and then
  • 不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand
  • 不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
  • 卑鄙bēi bǐbase; mean; contemptible
  • 保守bǎo shǒuconservative
  • 保管bǎo guǎntake care of; safeguard
  • 安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 淘汰.

Words with 淘
  • 淘气táo qìnaughty; mischievous
  • 淘金táo jīnpan for gold; seek fortune
  • 小淘气xiǎo táo qìlittle mischief, naughty child
淘气鬼
táo qì guǐ
mischievous child
  • 淘汰赛táo tài sàielimination match
    • Words with 汰
    • 优胜劣汰yōu shèng liè tàisurvival of the fittest
    • 淘汰赛táo tài sàielimination match
    4.

    How to Use 淘汰 in Sentences

    Verb + Nounwith赛
    táo淘
    tài汰
    sài赛
    neutral
    knockout match
    Passive + Verbwith被
    bèi被
    táo淘
    tài汰
    neutral
    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
    5.

    Example Sentences with 淘汰

    zhè这
    ge个
    jiù旧
    shǒu手
    jī机
    bèi被
    táo
    be eliminated
    neutral
    phase out old products
    formal
    Written
    natural selection
    淘
    tài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
    ，
    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
    wu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.