过筛

過篩

guòshāi

verb

Meanings

1 to put through a sieve
2 to sift
3 (figurative) to screen; to filter

Characters

to pass through

Examples

面粉过筛后蛋糕会更松软。

Miànfěn guòshāi hòu dàngāo huì gèng sōngruǎn.

Sifting the flour makes the cake fluffier.

简历经过筛后，只剩下二十份。

Jiǎnlì jīng guòshāi hòu, zhǐ shèngxia èrshí fèn.

After screening, only twenty resumes were left.

Tips

memory

过 (to pass through) + 筛 (sieve) — literally 'to pass through a sieve.' The metaphor extends naturally to filtering candidates, ideas, or data.

Stroke Order

过 guò

筛 shāi