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7-9

to eliminate

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

tai4 tài

Meaning


Primary

to eliminate

Alternatives

eliminate, eliminated, eliminates, eliminating, to get rid of, get rid of

Mnemonic


[t-] Tarzan is in the [4] bathroom of the [-ai] high school, where he works as a janitor. He is trying 汰 to eliminate a 大 big hole in the ceiling that keeps on 丶 dropping water that 氵 sprays everywhere. He takes off his loin cloth and plugs the 大 big hole. The added pressure just makes the leak 氵 spray all over the bathroom. And now Tarzan is in violation of dress code. As such, he was later 汰 eliminated from the school roster.

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