优 yōu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 尤 especially, particularly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
优胜劣汰
yōushèngliètài
survival of the fittest; the strong survive and the weak are eliminated
Characters in this word
胜 shèng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
劣 liè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
汰 tài
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 太 very, too much
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 自然界的优胜劣汰虽然残酷，却是物种进化的动力。 Zìránjiè de yōushèngliètài suīrán cánkù, què shì wùzhǒng jìnhuà de dònglì. In nature, survival of the fittest may be cruel, but it is the driving force of species evolution.
- 公司要想在竞争中生存下来，就必须面对优胜劣汰的规律。 Gōngsī yào xiǎng zài jìngzhēng zhōng shēngcún xiàlái, jiù bìxū miànduì yōushèngliètài de guīlǜ. If a company wants to survive competition, it has to face the law of survival of the fittest.
- 职场上优胜劣汰很正常，关键是不断提高自己的能力。 Zhíchǎng shàng yōushèngliètài hěn zhèngcháng, guānjiàn shì bùduàn tígāo zìjǐ de nénglì. In the workplace, the strong staying and the weak being weeded out is normal; the key is to keep improving your abilities.
Related words
- 优点 yōudiǎn good point; strength
- 优势 yōushì advantage
- 优良 yōuliáng excellent; fine
- 优美 yōuměi graceful; beautiful
- 优秀 yōuxiù excellent; outstanding
- 优惠 yōuhuì discount
- 优先 yōuxiān priority; first
- 优化 yōuhuà to optimize
- 优异 yōuyì excellent
- 优雅 yōuyǎ elegant; graceful
- 优越 yōuyuè superior; advantageous
- 胜 shèng to win