Definition

1. Noun:

   • Preliminary selection: An initial round of screening or evaluation to reduce a large number of candidates, applicants, or items to a smaller, more manageable group for further, more detailed rounds of selection.

2. Verb (less common):

   • To pre-select / to conduct a preliminary selection: The act of performing this initial screening process.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Vòng sơ tuyển sẽ loại bỏ những hồ sơ không đủ tiêu chuẩn. (The preliminary selection round will eliminate applications that do not meet the criteria.)
  • Anh ấy đã vượt qua vòng sơ tuyển của cuộc thi. (He passed the competition's preliminary selection.)

• Verb:

  • Ban giám khảo sẽ sơ tuyển các thí sinh vào tuần tới. (The jury will pre-select the contestants next week.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal contexts for competitions, job applications, university admissions, or grant applications. It implies a process with subsequent rounds (e.g., - final selection).

Variants and Related Words

• Vòng sơ tuyển (n): The preliminary selection round or stage.

  • Vòng sơ tuyển được tiến hành qua hình thức thi trắc nghiệm. (The preliminary round is conducted via a multiple-choice test.)

• Sơ loại (v/n): A near-synonym meaning to preliminarily eliminate or preliminary elimination. It can sometimes carry a slightly more eliminatory connotation.

  • Sau khi sơ loại, chỉ còn lại mười đội. (After the preliminary elimination, only ten teams remain.)

Synonyms

• Initial screening: The first evaluation to filter candidates.
• First round: The initial stage of a selection process.
• Pre-selection: The act of selecting candidates before the main selection.

Related Terms

• Chung tuyển / Chung kết (n): Final selection or finals.
• Xét tuyển (v/n): To consider for selection; the selection process itself.

1. Preliminary selection