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优胜劣汰 (yōu shèng liè tài) — how to say "survival of the fittest" in Chinese
优胜
劣汰
Survival of the fittest
Character composition
优
excellent, best
胜
win, surpass
劣
bad, inferior
汰
weed out, eliminate
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
肉
Meat
#130 · ròu · 6 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
力
Power
#19 · lì · 2 strokes
Collocations
优胜劣汰的规律
yōu shèng liè tài de guī lǜ
law of survival of the fittest
Examples
在自然界中，优胜劣汰是基本规律。
In nature, survival of the fittest is a fundamental law.
这是优胜劣汰。
This is survival of the fittest.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "survival of the fittest" in Chinese?
"survival of the fittest" in Chinese is 优胜劣汰 (yōu shèng liè tài).
What does 优胜劣汰 mean in English?
优胜劣汰 (yōu shèng liè tài) means "Survival of the fittest".
How is 优胜劣汰 pronounced?
It is pronounced yōu shèng liè tài (written as you sheng lie tai, youshenglietai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "survival of the fittest" in Chinese characters?
It is written 优胜劣汰: 优 has 6 strokes, 胜 has 9 strokes, 劣 has 6 strokes, 汰 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 优胜劣汰?
优胜劣汰 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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