Hanzi
Traditional
篩
Simplified
筛

(bound form) a sieve/to sieve; to sift; to filter/to eliminate through selection/to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water)/to pour (wine or tea)/(dialect) to strike (a gong)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

shāi, shī

Bopomofo

ㄕㄞ, ㄕ

Jyutping

sai1

Example sentences

篩選 / 筛选 shāixuǎn
公司會對面試者進行嚴格的篩選。
公司会对面试者进行严格的筛选。

The company will conduct a strict screening of the interviewees.

篩 / 筛 shāi
陽光透過樹葉的縫隙篩落。
阳光透过树叶的缝隙筛落。

Sunlight filters through the gaps in the leaves.

Example Vocabulary

篩選

shai1'xuan3

to screen; to filter; to select

篩

shai1

to sieve; to filter; (of light) to filter through

篩子

shai1'zi

篩查

shai1'cha2

篩糠

shai1'kang1

篩除

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