qualify for; be shortlisted; make the cut
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Meanings
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to qualify for; to be shortlisted; to enter a selection range
Commonly used in competitions, awards, and selections. Often implies successfully passing an initial screening.
Zhōng中
guó国
xiàng象
qí棋
jǐn锦
biāo标
sài赛
bā八
qiáng强
chǎn产
shēng生
，
Guǎng广
dōng东
liǎng两
míng名
xuǎn选
shǒu手
rù入
wéi围
。
The top eight of the China Chess Championship were decided, with two players from Guangdong qualifying.
Jīng经
guò过
píng评
xuǎn选
，
zhè这
bù部
cháng长
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
rù入
wéi围
Máo茅
Dùn盾
Wén文
Xué学
Jiǎng奖
。
After evaluation, this novel was shortlisted for the Mao Dun Literature Prize.
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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
rù入
wéi围
le了
jīn今
nián年
Ào奥
sī斯
kǎ卡
zuì最
jiā佳
wài外
yǔ语
piàn片
tí提
míng名
。
This film made the shortlist for this year's Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
Zhǐ只
yǒu有
qián前
sān三
míng名
cái才
néng能
rù入
wéi围
jué决
sài赛
。
Only the top three can qualify for the finals.