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拣
jiǎn
to choose, to select; to gather, to pick up
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HSK 6
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⿰扌柬
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束
to bind, to control, to restrain; bale
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HSK 3
Words Using 拣 (11)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
拣
↗
jiǎn
to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up
6
jiǎn
拣
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HSK 6
to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up
拣佛烧香
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jiǎnfóshāoxiāng
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
jiǎnfóshāoxiāng
拣佛烧香
↗
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
拣信室
↗
jiǎnxìnshì
mail sorting office
jiǎnxìnshì
拣信室
↗
mail sorting office
拣起
↗
jiǎnqǐ
to pick up
jiǎnqǐ
拣起
↗
to pick up
拣选
↗
jiǎnxuǎn
to select / to sort out
jiǎnxuǎn
拣选
↗
to select / to sort out
拣饮择食
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jiǎnyǐnzéshí
to choose one's food carefully / to be picky
jiǎnyǐnzéshí
拣饮择食
↗
to choose one's food carefully / to be picky
翻拣
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fānjiǎn
to browse and select / to glance through and check
fānjiǎn
翻拣
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to browse and select / to glance through and check
挑三拣四
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tiāosānjiǎnsì
to be picky / to be choosy
tiāosānjiǎnsì
挑三拣四
↗
to be picky / to be choosy
挑拣
↗
tiāojiǎn
to pick and choose / to select
tiāojiǎn
挑拣
↗
to pick and choose / to select
白拣
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báijiǎn
a cheap choice / to choose sth that costs nothing
báijiǎn
白拣
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a cheap choice / to choose sth that costs nothing