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拣
揀
jiǎn
1.
to choose
2.
to pick
3.
to sort out
4.
to pick up
HSK 6
Common • Top 12%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (10)
挑拣
tiāojiǎn
to pick and choose
拣起
jiǎnqǐ
to pick up
拣选
jiǎnxuǎn
to select
白拣
báijiǎn
a cheap choice
翻拣
fānjiǎn
to browse and select
拣信室
jiǎnxìnshì
mail sorting office
挑三拣四
tiāosānjiǎnsì
to be picky
拣佛烧香
jiǎnfóshāoxiāng
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
拣饮择食
jiǎnyǐnzéshí
to choose one's food carefully
雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺
LéiGōngdǎdòufu,jiǎnruǎndeqī
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,964
- Word Frequency Rank
- 10,273 of 84,292