No. 6,850 in Chinese
淘汰
"淘汰" means "eliminate" or "weed out."
In a sentence
这场比赛后，两名选手被淘汰了。
After this match, two contestants were eliminated.
In this sentence, '淘汰' is used to indicate that contestants were removed or eliminated from a competition.
公司决定淘汰旧的生产设备，以提高效率。
The company decided to phase out old production equipment to improve efficiency.
Here, '淘汰' refers to phasing out outdated or less functional items or processes to make room for improvements.
适者生存，不适者被淘汰。
Survival of the fittest, the unfit are eliminated.
The phrase uses '淘汰' in the context of natural selection, describing the process of elimination by adaptability or suitability.
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