kuchuja

How to say it

Meaning

To pass a liquid or grain through a cloth, sieve or filter to separate what is wanted from dirt or waste. It is also used for sorting information or choosing carefully.

Good to know

Takes the thing cleaned as object: kuchuja maji, to filter water; kuchuja maziwa, to strain milk. A filter or sieve is chujio. In entertainment slang an artist who loses popularity is said kuchuja, to fade.

Examples

• Chuja maji kabla ya kuyanywa.Filter the water before drinking it.
• Mama alichuja juisi ya machungwa kwa kitambaa.Mother strained the orange juice through a cloth.
• Msanii huyo aliogopa kuchuja baada ya wimbo mmoja.The artist feared fading away after one song.