优胜劣汰
yōu​shèng​liè​tài

survival of the fittest

  • created sense approved 优胜劣汰/優勝劣汰 · yōu​shèng​liè​tài · survival of the fittest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    优胜劣汰 / 優勝劣汰

    yōu​shèng​liè​tài

    survival of the fittest

    In a competition, the strong or superior win out while the weak or inferior are eliminated.

    优胜 (literal) → 优胜/優勝 · yōu​shèng · winning 劣汰 (literal) → 劣汰 · liè​tài · elimination of the inferior

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    created sense