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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
白拣
báijiǎn
a cheap choice
翻拣
fānjiǎn
to browse and select
拣起
jiǎnqǐ
to pick up
拣选
jiǎnxuǎn
to 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