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汰
tài
to eliminate, to scour, to wash out; excessive
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氵 (water) provides meaning, 太 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
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Common (30%)
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⿰氵太
i
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tài
太
very, too much; big; extreme
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HSK 1
Words Using 汰 (10)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
淘汰
↗
táotài
to wash out / elimination (by selection) / natural selection / to knock out (in a competition) / to die out / to phase out
6
táotài
淘汰
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HSK 6
to wash out / elimination (by selection) / natural selection / to knock out (in a competition) / to die out / to phase out
优胜劣汰
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yōushèngliètài
survival of the fittest (idiom)
6
yōushèngliètài
优胜劣汰
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HSK 6
survival of the fittest (idiom)
劣汰
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liètài
elimination of the weakest
liètài
劣汰
↗
elimination of the weakest
汰旧换新
↗
tàijiùhuànxīn
out with the old and in with the new (idiom)
tàijiùhuànxīn
汰旧换新
↗
out with the old and in with the new (idiom)
淘汰赛
↗
táotàisài
a knock-out competition
táotàisài
淘汰赛
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a knock-out competition
涤汰
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dítài
to wash away / to eradicate
dítài
涤汰
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to wash away / to eradicate
埋汰
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máitai
(dialect) dirty / to mock sb
máitai
埋汰
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(dialect) dirty / to mock sb
汰
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tài
to discard / to eliminate
tài
汰
↗
to discard / to eliminate
甄汰
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zhēntài
to eliminate by examination
zhēntài
甄汰
↗
to eliminate by examination
裁汰
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cáitài
to cut back
cáitài
裁汰
↗
to cut back