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筛选 (shāi xuǎn) — to filter, to screen (by sifting through candidates, data, or materials)

Definition

筛选 means to filter or screen by sorting through candidates or data to pick the best. 比 过滤 (HSK7) more deliberate and selective (筛选 resumes, data); 比 筛 (HSK7) more abstract, less about physical sifting.

verb
to filterto screen (by sifting through candidates, data, or materials)

Examples

  • 筛选。
    Wǒ men gōng sī duì jiǎn lì jìn xíng yán gé shāi xuǎn.
    Our company strictly screens résumés.
  • 筛选。
    Nóng mín yòng shǒu gōng shāi xuǎn dà mǐ zhōng de zá zhì.
    Farmers manually sift out impurities from the rice.
  • ，筛选。
    Zài yán jiū zhōng, wǒ men xū yào shāi xuǎn chū zuì xiāng guān de shù jù.
    In research, we need to filter out the most relevant data.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

筛shāisift
选xuǎnchoose

筛 and 选 both describe sifting and choosing, giving the sense of filtering.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 篩; 筛 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhú
Sound part声符shēngfú
師
師shī篩shāi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 篩 pairs 竹 (bamboo) with 師, which gives the sound; the simplified 筛 is a shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 選; 选 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
巽
巽xùn選xuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 選 combines 止 with 巽, which gives the sound xùn; its sense of choosing is explained as rejecting or sending someone back. Simplified 选 is a shorthand.

Open 选 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Order & Arrangement

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