Definition
筛选 (shāi xuǎn) means 'to filter, to screen' — it implies a deliberate, multi-step process of sifting through candidates, data, or materials to pick the best or most relevant. It's broader than 过滤 (guò lǜ), which is more physical (filtering a liquid), and less medical than 筛查 (shāi chá), which is specifically for health screening.
verb
to filterto screen (by sifting through candidates, data, or materials)
Examples
- 筛选。Wǒmen gōngsī duì jiǎnlì jìnxíng yángé shāi xuǎn.Our company strictly screens résumés.
- 筛选。Nóngmín yòng shǒugōng shāi xuǎn dàmǐ zhōng de zázhì.Farmers manually sift out impurities from the rice.
- ，筛选。Zài yán jiū zhōng, wǒmen xūyào shāi xuǎn chū zuì xiāngguān de shùjù.In research, we need to filter out the most relevant data.
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