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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
淘汰 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
淘汰 ＝ 淘 ＋ 汰
ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ · táotài
verb — to eliminate, to weed out; to phase out

字源 FORM — what the parts do

淘to rinse, to pan (淘米)táo
汰to wash away (洗汰)tài
淘汰，淘米的淘，汰換的汰。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

水（氵）一遍遍沖，沙子（淘）走了，剩下的（汰）也沖掉。
Water (氵) rinses again and again — the sand pans off, and what's left washes away too.
記憶法
關 · Related
淘米táomǐthe everyday 淘 — rinsing rice