What 优胜劣汰 means
- survival of the fittest
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What does 优胜劣汰 mean in English?
优胜劣汰 is pronounced yōushèngliètài and means survival of the fittest.
How do you pronounce 优胜劣汰?
优胜劣汰 is yōushèngliètài in pinyin — written youshenglietai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 优胜劣汰?
优胜劣汰 is written with 4 characters: 优 (yōu) Excellent (superior), 胜 (shèng / shēng) Won (victorious - be better than - defeated); Competent (able to do), 劣 (liè) Inferior (bad - poor), 汰 (tài) Discard (eliminate). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 优胜劣汰 written in traditional Chinese?
優勝劣汰. The simplified form 优胜劣汰 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 優勝劣汰 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yōushèngliètài.
Is 优胜劣汰 an HSK word?
Yes — 优胜劣汰 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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