末位淘汰 mò wèi táo tài

DEFINITIONS

  1. sacking the worst-performing employee
  2. elimination of the worst-performing contestant

CHARACTERS

末 mò
HSK 3
final, last, end; insignificant
位 wèi
HSK 3
throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
淘 táo
HSK 5
wash in sieve; weed out
汰 tài
HSK 6
excessive; scour, wash out