Keyword
to select
- to choose
- Frequency
- #721
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
zé100%
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Used in vocabulary
选择
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
抉择
to choose (literary)
选择性
selective; selectiveness; selectivity
择
to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. zhái
别无选择
to have no other choice
不择手段
by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
选择题
multiple-choice question
择日
to fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date
择偶
to choose a spouse
自然选择
natural selection
择机
at the right time; when appropriate
饥不择食
when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
天择
natural selection
口不择言
to speak incoherently; to ramble; to talk irresponsibly
物竞天择
natural selection
采择
to choose and use; to adopt (a decision)
张择端
Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
拣择
(literary) to select; to choose
良禽择木
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
择善而从
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
择菜
to pick the edible part of vegetables
择定
to select
择食
to be picky (food)