滤 (lǜ) - Filter — to strain, sift, or purify & to remove impurities or unwanted elements from a

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滤 · lǜ

Filter — to strain, sift, or purify;

to remove impurities or unwanted elements from a liquid or gas;

also used metaphorically for screening information or data.

Filter — to strain, sift, or purifyto remove impurities or unwanted elements from aalso used metaphorically for screening information or data.

Usage highlights

FilterTo filterWater filterAir filterOil filterFilter paper

Synonyms

  • 筛— to sift, screen
  • 滤过— to filter through

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The water filter removes contaminants (过滤器).
  • We need to filter the data before analysis (过滤数据).
  • Air filters clean the air we breathe (空气滤清器).
  • This software has a spam filter (垃圾邮件过滤器).

Collocations

  • Filter(过滤器)
  • To filter(过滤)
  • Water filter(滤水器)
  • Air filter(空气滤清器)
  • Oil filter(机油滤清器)
  • Filter paper(滤纸)

Idioms

  • Filter and purify(滤清净化)
  • Filter out the dregs(滤去渣滓)
  • Filter through layers(层层过滤)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character combines water (氵) with considerations (慮), representing the process of careful consideration in purification.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine and tea culture, filtering is an important step in preparation processes.
  • Modern usage extends to digital contexts like internet filtering and data processing.

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