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tài

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Definitions

  1. 1. to discard
  2. 2. to eliminate

Words Containing 汰

裁汰
cái tài

to cut back

优胜劣汰
yōu shèng liè tài

survival of the fittest (idiom)

劣汰
liè tài

elimination of the weakest

甄汰
zhēn tài

to eliminate by examination

淘汰赛
táo tài sài

a knockout competition

涤汰
dí tài

to wash away

埋汰
mái tai

(dialect) dirty

末位淘汰
mò wèi táo tài

sacking the worst-performing employee

淘汰
táo tài

to wash out

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