筛选

筛选 shāixuǎn

To filter (to select)

筛选 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體篩選 shaixuan

What 筛选 means

To filter (to select)

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Character by character

筛选 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

筛

shāi

To sieve (filter - sift)

选

xuǎn

Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection)

Words that share a character with 筛选

How to write 筛选

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筛选 in a sentence

他们从上千份简历中筛选出十个人。

Tāmen cóng shàng qiān fèn jiǎnlì zhōng shāixuǎn chū shí ge rén.

They selected ten people out of over a thousand CVs.

这一步是为了筛选出合格的样本。

Zhè yí bù shì wèile shāixuǎn chū hégé de yàngběn.

This step is to screen out the qualified samples.

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Questions about 筛选

What does 筛选 mean in English?

筛选 is pronounced shāixuǎn and means To filter (to select).

How do you pronounce 筛选?

筛选 is shāixuǎn in pinyin — written shaixuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 筛选?

筛选 is written with 2 characters: 筛 (shāi) To sieve (filter - sift), 选 (xuǎn) Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 筛选 written in traditional Chinese?

篩選. The simplified form 筛选 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 篩選 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shāixuǎn.

Is 筛选 an HSK word?

Yes — 筛选 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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