Sift in Chinese
to sift · HSK 6
筛选
- 筛 to sift
- 选 to choose
公司从一百份简历中筛选出十个人。 The company screened ten people out of a hundred résumés.
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How do you say sift in Chinese?
Sift in Chinese is 筛选 (shāi xuǎn).
Which word should I use?
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