Definition

1. Verb:
   • To screen: To examine or evaluate someone or something carefully in order to decide if they are suitable for a particular purpose, or to separate them into groups. This often involves removing those that are unwanted or defective.
   • To sift: To separate finer, better, or more valuable parts from coarser, worse, or less valuable parts through a detailed examination or testing process.
   • To filter: To process a group by applying specific criteria to allow only certain items to pass through.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các ứng viên được sàng lọc cẩn thận trước khi phỏng vấn. (Candidates are carefully screened before the interview.)
  • Máy này dùng để sàng lọc cát khỏi sỏi. (This machine is used to sift sand from gravel.)
  • Chương trình sàng lọc phát hiện bệnh sớm rất quan trọng. (The early disease detection screening program is very important.)

Advanced Usage

• "sàng lọc di truyền": genetic screening.

  • Sàng lọc di truyền có thể dự đoán nguy cơ mắc một số bệnh. (Genetic screening can predict the risk of certain diseases.)

• "sàng lọc thông tin": to filter information.

  • Trong thời đại số, chúng ta cần biết cách sàng lọc thông tin. (In the digital age, we need to know how to filter information.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lọc (v): to filter, to purify. Often used for liquids or simpler selection processes.

  • Lọc nước trước khi uống. (Filter the water before drinking.)

• Tuyển chọn (v): to select, to choose. Emphasizes choosing the best rather than removing the worst.

  • Tuyển chọn những vận động viên xuất sắc nhất. (Select the most excellent athletes.)

Synonyms

• Screen: To examine for suitability.
• Sift: To separate by careful examination.
• Filter: To remove unwanted elements using a criterion.
• Select: To choose carefully.

Related Idioms

• "Sàng lọc vàng cát": Literally "to sift gold from sand". This idiom means to painstakingly find something very valuable within a large amount of ordinary or worthless material.
  • Công việc nghiên cứu lịch sử giống như sàng lọc vàng cát. (Historical research is like sifting gold from sand.)

verb

1. to creen, to select
   • Họ đã được sàng lọc kỹ lưỡng
     They have been selected carefully