筛选

篩選

shāixuǎn

verb HSK 7 #12,230

Meanings

1 to filter
2 to screen
3 to sift through

Characters

to sieve; to sift

to choose; to select

Examples

我们需要筛选出合适的候选人。

Wǒmen xūyào shāixuǎn chū héshì de hòuxuǎnrén.

We need to screen out suitable candidates.

系统会自动筛选垃圾邮件。

Xìtǒng huì zìdòng shāixuǎn lājī yóujiàn.

The system will automatically filter spam.

Tips

memory

筛 (sieve) + 选 (select) — imagine shaking a sieve to select only what passes through.

Stroke Order

筛 shāi

选 xuǎn