汰
Character
to discard
Meaning
tài
tai4- to discard CC-CEDICT
- to eliminate CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 7 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 汰
Draw “汰” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
他参加比赛,可惜被淘汰了。
tā cān jiā bǐ sài kě xī bèi táo tài le
He joined the competition, but sadly he was knocked out.
AI-generated sentence
旧手机慢慢被淘汰了。
jiù shǒu jī màn màn bèi táo tài le
Old phones are slowly going away because people don't use them.
AI-generated sentence
这次考试要淘汰三个人。
zhè cì kǎo shì yào táo tài sān gè rén
This test will cut three people.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 汰
汰旧换新tài jiù huàn xīnout with the old and in with the new (idiom)Word淘汰táo tàito remove people or things that are old or not good enoughWordHSK 7–9删汰shān tài(literary) to eliminate; to deleteWord劣汰liè tàielimination of the weak (cf. 优胜劣汰 (yōu shèng liè tài))Word埋汰mái tai(dialect) dirtyWord涤汰dí tàito wash awayWord甄汰zhēn tàito eliminate by examinationWord裁汰cái tàito cut backWord淘汰赛táo tài sàia knockout competitionWord优胜劣汰yōu shèng liè tài(idiom) survival of the fittestWord末位淘汰mò wèi táo tàisacking the worst-performing employeeWord