eliminate through selection or competition; weed out (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
淘汰 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
公司决定淘汰老旧的设备。 táo tài - The company decided to eliminate old equipment.
这种技术已经被淘汰了。 táo tài - This technology has been phased out.
他在比赛中被淘汰了。 táo tài - He was eliminated from the competition.
这家工厂将要淘汰不符合标准的产品。 táo tài - The factory is going to eliminate products that do not meet the standards.
这种观念应该被淘汰。 táo tài - This mindset should be eliminated.
Characters
淘 táo - (informal) to shop, to buy |
汰 tài - discard (by selection) |