淘汰

táotài

verb HSK 7-9 #1,154

Meanings

1 to eliminate
2 to phase out
3 to weed out

Characters

to wash; to sift

to eliminate; to discard

Examples

HSK 3

这种技术已经被淘汰了。

Zhèzhǒng jìshù yǐjīng bèi táotài le.

This technology has already been phased out.

HSK 4

他在第一轮就被淘汰了。

Tā zài dìyī lún jiù bèi táotài le.

He was eliminated in the first round.

Tips

memory

淘 means 'to wash/sift' (like panning for gold) and 汰 means 'to eliminate'. Think of sifting through things and washing away the ones that don't make the cut.

Stroke Order

淘 táo

汰 tài