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7-9

to sift through

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shai1xuan3 shāixuǎn

Meaning


Primary

to sift through

Alternatives

sift through, sifting through, sifted through, sifts through, to filter, filter

Mnemonic


篩選 To sift through is to use a figurative 篩 sieve (such as some criteria) in order 選 to choose the things you want to keep from a selection of options.

Usage


篩選 正確 的 資料 非常 重要。

Sifting through the correct data is very important.

這份 報告 需要 篩選 再 提交。

This report needs to be sifted through before submission.

篩選 適合 的 應聘者 是 一 個 挑戰。

Sifting through suitable applicants is a challenge.

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