Definition

1. Verb:
   • To eliminate, to remove, to expel: The process of removing, discharging, or getting rid of substances, elements, or components that are no longer needed, are harmful, or are considered waste from a system or organism.
   • To select out, to weed out: Often used in a biological or social context to describe the natural process where weaker, unfit, or unsuitable elements are removed, allowing the stronger or more adapted ones to survive or remain.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cơ thể con người có cơ chế tự đào thải chất độc. (The human body has a mechanism to eliminate toxins on its own.)
  • Thị trường khắc nghiệt sẽ đào thải những doanh nghiệp kém hiệu quả. (The harsh market will weed out inefficient businesses.)
  • Quá trình đào thải tự nhiên giúp duy trì sự cân bằng của hệ sinh thái. (The natural elimination process helps maintain the balance of the ecosystem.)

Advanced Usage

• "sự đào thải" (Noun form): The act or process of elimination.
  • Sự đào thải của cơ thể diễn ra liên tục. (The body's elimination process occurs continuously.)
• Used in formal, academic, or scientific contexts (biology, medicine, economics, sociology) to describe systematic removal or natural selection.

Variants and Related Words

• Loại bỏ (Verb): To remove, to discard. (Focuses more on the deliberate act of removal.)
• Bài tiết (Verb/Noun): To excrete, excretion. (Specifically for biological waste removal from an organism.)
• Thanh lọc (Verb): To purify, to filter. (Focuses on removing impurities to purify.)
• Tuyển chọn (Verb): To select, to choose. (The opposite process of focusing on keeping the suitable ones, not removing the unsuitable.)

Synonyms

• Trục xuất: To expel, to oust (often used for people or from a place).
• Thải loại: To discharge, to discard (close synonym, often interchangeable).
• Loại trừ: To exclude, to rule out.

Related Phrases / Compound Words

• Đào thải tự nhiên: Natural selection / Natural elimination.
  • Học thuyết đào thải tự nhiên của Darwin. (Darwin's theory of natural selection.)
• Cơ chế đào thải: Elimination mechanism.
  • Gan đóng vai trò quan trọng trong cơ chế đào thải của cơ thể. (The liver plays an important role in the body's elimination mechanism.)

Related Idioms

• While "đào thải" itself is not typically used in idiomatic expressions, the concept is central to the common saying:
  • "Mạnh được, yếu thua" / "Cá lớn nuốt cá bé": The strong prevail, the weak lose / Big fish eat small fish. This reflects the social or competitive aspect of đào thải.

1. Eliminate