淘汰

• 병음: táo tài
• 한자 분석: 淘 = 氵(water) + 匋 (pottery); 汰 = 氵(water) + 太 (too much) — washing away excess

뜻

도태시키다; (낡은 것을) 퇴출하다

Used in competitions (eliminating contestants), business (phasing out products), evolution (natural selection), and technology (replacing old systems). Implies a selection process where the weak or outdated are removed.

예문

1. 这款手机已经被市场淘汰了，现在连配件都买不到。
2. 比赛采用淘汰制，输一场就直接出局。
3. 企业必须不断创新，否则很快就会被竞争对手淘汰。

사용 가이드

맥락: competition, business, technology

어조: matter-of-fact

올바른 표현

• 落后就要被淘汰。(Fall behind and you'll be eliminated.)
• 这个产品已经被淘汰了。(This product has been phased out.)

피해야 할 표현

• 把正常退休说成'被淘汰' (Don't call normal retirement '被淘汰' — that implies failure)

기원과 역사

淘 means to wash and select, 汰 means to wash out — selecting by washing away the inferior.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal