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择
zé
to select, to choose
HSK 3
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Words Using 择 (33)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
选择
↗
xuǎnzé
to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative
3
xuǎnzé
选择
↗
HSK 3
to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative
不择手段
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bùzéshǒuduàn
by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously
6
bùzéshǒuduàn
不择手段
↗
HSK 6
by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously
择
↗
zé
to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. <zhái>
zé
择
↗
to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. <zhái>
别无选择
↗
biéwúxuǎnzé
to have no other choice
biéwúxuǎnzé
别无选择
↗
to have no other choice
口无择言
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kǒuwúzéyán
to offer many needless alternatives (idiom)
kǒuwúzéyán
口无择言
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to offer many needless alternatives (idiom)
可选择丢弃
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kěxuǎnzédiūqì
discard eligible (Frame Relay) / DE
kěxuǎnzédiūqì
可选择丢弃
↗
discard eligible (Frame Relay) / DE
天择
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tiānzé
natural selection
tiānzé
天择
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natural selection
张择端
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ZhāngZéduān
Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
ZhāngZéduān
张择端
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Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
采择
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cǎizé
to choose and use / to adopt (a decision)
cǎizé
采择
↗
to choose and use / to adopt (a decision)
拣饮择食
↗
jiǎnyǐnzéshí
to choose one's food carefully / to be picky
jiǎnyǐnzéshí
拣饮择食
↗
to choose one's food carefully / to be picky