过筛

過篩

guòshāi

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

to pass through

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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