择 zé

select, choose, pick out

HSK 3 #961

DEFINITIONS

择 zé
  • to select
  • to choose
  • to pick over
  • to pick out
  • to differentiate
  • to eliminate
  • also pr. [zhai2]

STROKES

WORDS

选择 xuǎn zé
HSK 3
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
不择手段 bù zé shǒu duàn
HSK 6
by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
别无选择 bié wú xuǎn zé to have no other choice
抉择 jué zé to choose (literary)
选择性 xuǎn zé xìng selective; selectiveness; selectivity
选择题 xuǎn zé tí multiple-choice question
物竞天择 wù jìng tiān zé natural selection
择偶 zé ǒu to choose a spouse
自然选择 zì rán xuǎn zé natural selection
不加选择 bù jiā xuǎn zé indiscriminate
口不择言 kǒu bù zé yán to speak incoherently; to ramble; to talk irresponsibly
口无择言 kǒu wú zé yán to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom); wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
可选择丢弃 kě xuǎn zé diū qì discard eligible (Frame Relay); DE
天择 tiān zé natural selection
张择端 zhāng zé duān Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
采择 cǎi zé to choose and use; to adopt (a decision)
拣饮择食 jiǎn yǐn zé shí to choose one's food carefully; to be picky
择不开 zhái bu kāi impossible to separate; impossible to disentangle; cannot take time out
择刺 zhái cì to pick out the bones in a fish
择善固执 zé shàn gù zhí to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
择善而从 zé shàn ér cóng to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
择定 zé dìng to select
择日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date
择日子 zhái rì zi to pick an auspicious day
择菜 zhái cài to pick the edible part of vegetables
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