筛选

篩選

shāixuǎn

verb HSK 7-9 #12,230

Meanings

1 to filter
2 to screen
3 to sift through

Characters

to sieve; to sift

to choose; to select

Examples

HSK 4

系统会自动筛选垃圾邮件。

Xìtǒng huì zìdòng shāixuǎn lājī yóujiàn.

The system will automatically filter spam.

HSK 7-9

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.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

筛 shāi

选 xuǎn