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篩

简筛 · 繁篩

Mandarin · pinyin shāi

(bound form) a sieve
to sieve; to sift; to filter
to eliminate through selection
to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water)
to pour (wine or tea)
(dialect) to strike (a gong)

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筛: shāi · sieve, filter, screen; sift

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1 · shai1

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sieve; strainer; sifter
to sift; to strain
(dated or dialectal) to pour (a drink)
(dated) to warm up (an alcoholic beverage)
(colloquial) to strike (a gong)
(literary) to rain

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