淘汰

táotài

to wash out; (fig.) to cull

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 HSK 2.0 · Level 6 verbverb / noun

Meaning

táotài tao2 tai4

to wash out
(fig.) to cull
to weed out
to eliminate
to die out
to phase out

Example sentences

déguó 德国 bèi 被 hánguó 韩国 táotài 淘汰。

Germany was eliminated by South Korea.
zài 在 shàng 上 yī 一 jiè 届 Shìjièbēi 世界杯 shàng 上， xīnxīlán 新西兰 zài 在 bǐsài 比赛 zhōng 中 bèi 被 mòxīgē 墨西哥 táotài 淘汰。

In the last World Cup, New Zealand was knocked out of the competition by Mexico.

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