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汰
tài
1. to discard
2. to eliminate
✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

汰
tài
to eliminate, to scour, to wash out; excessive
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (9)

劣汰
liètài
elimination of the weakest
埋汰
máitai
(dialect) dirty
淘汰
táotài
to wash out
HSK 6
涤汰
dítài
to wash away
甄汰
zhēntài
to eliminate by examination
裁汰
cáitài
to cut back
淘汰赛
táotàisài
a knock-out competition
优胜劣汰
yōushèngliètài
survival of the fittest (idiom)
HSK 6
汰旧换新
tàijiùhuànxīn
out with the old and in with the new (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,968