screen; sift; select
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to screen; to sift; to separate by size using a sieve
Refers to the physical process of passing material through a mesh or sieve to separate particles by size, commonly used in agriculture and mining.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
shāi筛
xuǎn选
shā砂
lì砾
。
The workers are screening the gravel.
Shāi筛
xuǎn选
zhǒng种
zi子
kě可
yǐ以
tí提
gāo高
fā发
yá芽
lǜ率
。
Screening seeds can improve the germination rate.
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Zhè这
xiē些
kuàng矿
shí石
xū需
yào要
jīng经
guò过
zǐ仔
xì细
shāi筛
xuǎn选
。
These ores need to be carefully screened.
verb
to select through elimination; to screen out; to filter figuratively
Extended metaphorical meaning used in selection processes, data analysis, biological breeding, and recruitment, implying a process of elimination to find the best candidates.
Jīng经
guò过
duō多
nián年
de的
zá杂
jiāo交
shì试
yàn验
，
shāi筛
xuǎn选
chū出
yōu优
zhì质
gāo高
chǎn产
de的
xī西
guā瓜
xīn新
pǐn品
zhǒng种
。
After many years of hybridization experiments, they selected a new high-quality, high-yield watermelon variety.
Wǒ我
men们
cóng从
wǔ五
bǎi百
fèn份
jiǎn简
lì历
zhōng中
shāi筛
xuǎn选
chū出
le了
shí十
míng名
hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
。
We screened ten candidates from five hundred resumes.
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Zhè这
gè个
xì系
tǒng统
kě可
yǐ以
zì自
dòng动
shāi筛
xuǎn选
lā垃
jī圾
yóu邮
jiàn件
。
This system can automatically filter spam emails.