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Information of 择

Pinyin zé、 zhái

Radical

扌

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to select / to choose / to pick, pick over

择 (zé) 1. 挑拣，挑选。 Selection, picking. 2. 挑拣，挑选：～取。～优。抉～。～善而从。饥不～食。 Selecting, picking: to choose; to prefer; to take the better ones; to choose wisely; to not be picky when hungry. 3. 同本义 ([En.] select; choose; pick) Same as the original meaning ([En.] select; choose; pick) 4. 捉 ([En.] catch) To catch ([En.] catch) 5. 通“殬”(dù)。败坏;不合法度 ([En.] ruin; undermine) Related to "殬" (dù). Ruin; unlawful ([En.] ruin; undermine) 6. 挑剔 ([En.] nitpick) To nitpick ([En.] nitpick) 7. 区别 ([En.] difference) Distinction ([En.] difference) 8. 挑拣，用于口语 ([En.] pick; choose; select) To pick, used in spoken language ([En.] pick; choose; select) 9. 义同“择”（zé），用于口语。 Meaning same as "择" (zé), used in spoken language. 10. 义同“择”（zé），用于口语：～不开（分解不开；摆脱不开）。～菜。～食。 Meaning same as "择" (zé), used in spoken language: cannot be divided; cannot be avoided; picking vegetables; choosing food. Examples: - 择席之癖 (habit of selecting sleeping arrangements) - 择吉结缡 (choose an auspicious day for marriage) - 择邻 (choose neighbors) - 择木 (choose a master to serve) - 择术 (choose a profession) - 择尤 (select outstanding ones) - 择决 (to select) - 择车 (chosen war chariots) - 择官 (select an official) - 择婿 (choose a son-in-law)

择婿 zé xù

Choose son-in-law

抉择 jué zé

to choose (literary)

选择 xuǎn zé

to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative

慌不择路 huāng bù zé lù

He fled in any path he could without heeding which he chose.

拣择 jiǎn zé

(literary) to select / to choose

择业 zé yè

choose an occupation / choose a job / job selection

选择题 xuǎn zé tí

multiple-choice question

选择性 xuǎn zé xìng

selective / selectiveness / selectivity

自然选择 zì rán xuǎn zé

natural selection

不择手段 bù zé shǒu duàn

by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously

选择权 xuǎn zé quán

option

别无选择 bié wú xuǎn zé

to have no other choice

择校 zé xiào

select a school

选择地 xuǎn zé de

Choose a place

择日 zé rì

to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date

择善而从 zé shàn ér cóng

to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)

择校生 zé xiào shēng

School choice student

择校费 zé xiào fèi

School choice fee

择取 zé qǔ

Choose

物竞天择 wù jìng tiān zé

natural selection

急不暇择 jí bù xiá zé

In a hurry

择偶 zé ǒu

to choose a spouse

择优 zé yōu

preferential / pick over

饥不择食 jī bù zé shí

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.