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筛

shāi
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. to filter
  2. 2. to sift
  3. 3. to sieve

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Character focus

Stroke order

12 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

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筛选
shāi xuǎn

to filter

用于比喻性挑选或选拔

Usage notes

Collocations

筛 is used with objects like 米 (rice) or 沙 (sand) for literal sifting, not for filtering liquids.

Common mistakes

Do not use 筛 for abstract selection like selecting candidates; use 筛选 for that purpose.

Example Sentences

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她用 筛 子 筛 面粉。
She sifts flour with a sieve.

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Words Containing 筛

筛选
shāi xuǎn

to filter

共同筛选
gòng tóng shāi xuǎn

collaborative filtering

分子筛
fēn zǐ shāi

molecular sieve

格筛
gé shāi

grizzly (mining)

筛子
shāi zi

sieve

筛查
shāi chá

to screen (for disease etc)

筛检
shāi jiǎn

to screen (for disease etc)

筛法
shāi fǎ

the sieve method (for primes)

筛糠
shāi kāng

to sift chaff

筛除
shāi chú

to screen or filter out

筛骨
shāi gǔ

ethmoid bone (cheek)