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汰 tài

to eliminate, to scour, to wash out; excessive

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
氵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵太 ⿰氵太

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  1. 这项技术已经被淘汰了。
    Zhè xiàng jìshù yǐjīng bèi táotài le.
    This technology has already been phased out.
    this (measure) technology already (passive) eliminate (particle)
  2. 这次比赛淘汰了多少人？
    Zhè cì bǐsài táotàile duōshao rén?
    How many people were eliminated in this competition?
    this time competition eliminate (particle) how-many person
  3. 我们应该淘汰这种落后的方法。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi táotài zhè zhǒng luòhòu de fāngfǎ.
    We should eliminate this outdated method.
    we should eliminate this (measure) backward (particle) method
  4. 他并没有在第一轮就被淘汰。
    Tā bìng méiyǒu zài dì yī lún jiù bèi táotài.
    He wasn't eliminated in the first round at all.
    he not-at-all not-have at ordinal-first round then (passive) eliminate
  5. 市场竞争激烈，遵循优胜劣汰的规律。
    Shìchǎng jìngzhēng jīliè, zūnxún yōushèngliètài de guīlǜ.
    Market competition is fierce, following the law of survival of the fittest.
    market competition fierce, follow survival-of-fittest (particle) law

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