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淘汰

táo tài
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to wash out
  2. 2. (fig.) to cull
  3. 3. to weed out
  4. 4. to eliminate
  5. 5. to die out
  6. 6. to phase out

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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保留
bǎo liú

to keep

保留是把好的留下来，淘汰是把不好的去掉

Counterparts

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胜出
shèng chū

to come out on top

在竞争或比赛中，一方被淘汰，另一方胜出

Related words

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筛选
shāi xuǎn

to filter

淘汰是通过竞争去除不合格者，筛选是从中选出合格者

Synonyms

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去除
qù chú

to remove

两者都表示除掉不需要的部分，但淘汰侧重通过竞争或自然过程

Usage notes

Collocations

常用结构：在比赛中被淘汰 (be eliminated in a competition)；淘汰旧设备 (phase out old equipment)。不能说“淘汰一个选择”，而应说“排除一个选择”。

Common mistakes

容易误用为“删除”：淘汰指自然或竞争中的去除，删除是有意地移除信息或文件。例如，“我删除了这个文件”不能说“我淘汰了这个文件”。

Example Sentences

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我们队在第二轮就被 淘汰 了。
Our team was eliminated in the second round.

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Words Containing 淘汰

末位淘汰
mò wèi táo tài

sacking the worst-performing employee

淘汰赛
táo tài sài

a knockout competition

Child Words of 淘汰

淘
táo

to wash

汰
tài

to discard