淘汰

淘汰 táo tài ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ tou4 taai3 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5

  • to wash out
  • (fig.) to cull
  • to weed out
  • to eliminate
  • to die out
  • to phase out

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 淘 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 德国被韩国淘汰。 Germany was eliminated by South Korea.
  • 在上一届世界杯上,新西兰在比赛中被墨西哥淘汰。 In the last World Cup, New Zealand was knocked out of the competition by Mexico.
  • 共产主义失败了,而无产阶级专政现在也经被淘汰了。虽然资本主义逐渐取而代之,但现在的资本主义对于人类还是一个威胁。 Since communism became obsolete and the dictatorship of the proletariat is out of date, capitalism proves to be the best so far, even though it itself is still a threat for humanity.
  • 雖然公山羊羔經常因為無法產奶而被淘汰,但有時牠們會被閹割,並作為「閹羊」留在羊群中。這種脖子上掛著鈴鐺的「領頭羊」通常是羊群的領袖。 Although the male goat kids are often culled because they will never produce milk, they are sometimes castrated instead and allowed to remain in the herd as a "wether". With a bell around its neck, such a "bellwether" is usually the leader for the rest of the herd.

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