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title: "Shaixuan Meaning: 筛选 (shāixuǎn) Means “to screen”"
description: "筛选 (traditional 篩選, shāixuǎn) means “to screen; to filter; to sift”. Hear its tones, see what 筛 and 选 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shaixuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 筛选 mean?

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筛选 shāixuǎn

## to screen; to filter; to sift

## Its characters

1. 筛 shāi to screen
2. 选 xuǎn to choose

## In a sentence

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.

[More about 筛选](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AD%9B%E9%80%89)

## More words with 筛 or 选

- [当选 dāngxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxuan)
- [候选人 hòuxuǎnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houxuanren)
- [竞选 jìngxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingxuan)
- [评选 píngxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingxuan)
- [人选 rénxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renxuan)
- [入选 rùxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruxuan)
- [筛查 shāichá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shaicha)
- [天选 tiānxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianxuan)
- [挑选 tiāoxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaoxuan)
- [选拔 xuǎnbá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuanba)

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