How to say “screen” in Chinese
screen, select
“Screen” in Chinese is 筛选, shāi xuǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
筛选 is read shāi xuǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, ⺮ “bamboo”: sieves were woven from bamboo. Below, 师 shī.
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 先 xiān hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “筛选”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 筛选. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 人事部门正在筛选简历。rénshìbùménzhèngzàishāixuǎnjiǎnlìHR is screening résumés right now.
More words from the lesson “Hiring: from résumé to performance review”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “screen” in Chinese?
“Screen” in Chinese is 筛选, pinyin shāixuǎn.
What does 筛选 mean?
筛选 (shāixuǎn) means “screen, select”.
How do you write 筛选?
筛选 is 2 characters: 筛 (shāi) — sieve; sift; 选 (xuǎn) — choose. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 筛选?
筛选 is read shāixuǎn. Tones: shāi — first tone, xuǎn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“screen” in the lesson “Hiring: from résumé to performance review”
This word is from the topic “Jobs and positions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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