优胜劣汰
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

优胜劣汰

yōushèng-liètài

survival of the fittest (idiom)

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

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survival of the fittest (idiom)

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

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The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 优胜劣汰

What does 优胜劣汰 mean in Chinese?

优胜劣汰 (yōushèng-liètài) means survival of the fittest (idiom).

How do you pronounce 优胜劣汰?

优胜劣汰 is pronounced yōushèng-liètài.

Is 优胜劣汰 an HSK word?

优胜劣汰 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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