筛选 (shāixuǎn) · to screen

筛选 (shāixuǎn) means “to screen; to select; to filter”. It is written with 2 characters: 筛 (screen) + 选 (to choose). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 筛选 is built

The characters

筛 shāi · screen

What 筛 is made of

⺮zhú — bamboo
师shī — teacher
- 刂dāo — knife
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 亅 — hook
- 帀zā — to rotate
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 巾jīn — cloth

选 xuǎn · to choose

What 选 is made of

辶 — walking, moving
先xiān — first
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 先 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我们从一百份简历中筛选出十份。Wǒmen cóng yìbǎi fèn jiǎnlì zhōng shāixuǎn chū shí fèn.We picked out ten CVs from a hundred.

这个软件可以筛选垃圾邮件。Zhège ruǎnjiàn kěyǐ shāixuǎn lājī yóujiàn.This software can filter out junk mail.

Questions about 筛选

What does 筛选 mean?

筛选 (shāixuǎn) means “to screen; to select; to filter”.

How do you pronounce 筛选?

筛选 is pronounced shāixuǎn.

Which HSK level is 筛选?

筛选 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 筛选 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 157: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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