sift in Chinese
sift in Chinese is 七 — sift means to pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
sift in Chinese
七
Pronounced: qī
(transitive) To sieve or strain (something).
What does "sift" mean?
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verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
"Sift the flour and baking powder together before mixing."
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verb To examine something closely and methodically, especially to separate what matters from what doesn't.
"Detectives sifted through hours of CCTV footage."
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sift in a sentence
- Sift the flour and baking powder together before mixing.
- She sifted the sand looking for tiny shells.
- Detectives sifted through hours of CCTV footage.
- It took weeks to sift the useful data from the noise.
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What is "sift" in Chinese?
"sift" in Chinese is 七. sift means: To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
How do you pronounce 七?
"sift" in Chinese is 七, pronounced "qī".
How do you use "sift" in a sentence?
Example: "Sift the flour and baking powder together before mixing." In Chinese, "sift" is 七.
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