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选
選
xuǎn
1.
to choose
2.
to pick
3.
to select
4.
to elect
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
中选
zhòngxuǎn
to win an election
人选
rénxuǎn
choice of person
任选
rènxuǎn
to choose arbitrarily
候选
hòuxuǎn
candidate (attributive)
入选
rùxuǎn
to be chosen
初选
chūxuǎn
primary election (US)
胜选
shèngxuǎn
to win an election
可选
kěxuǎn
available
大选
dàxuǎn
general election
挑选
tiāoxuǎn
to choose
捐选
juānxuǎn
to select
推选
tuīxuǎn
to elect
拣选
jiǎnxuǎn
to select
改选
gǎixuǎn
reelection
文选
wénxuǎn
compilation
新选
xīnxuǎn
newly elected
普选
pǔxuǎn
election with general suffrage
民选
mínxuǎn
democratically elected
浮选
fúxuǎn
flotation process
海选
hǎixuǎn
direct, winner-takes-all system of election in use for village committees
Example Sentences (6)
上次我们参加骑马比赛的照片，我选了几张洗出来了。
Shàng cì wǒmen cānjiā qímǎ bǐsài de zhàopiàn, wǒ xuǎn le jǐ zhāng xǐ chūlái le.
I selected a few of the photos from the last horseback riding competition we took part in and had them printed.
Text 2
这个问题以前一个记者也问过我。做生意时虽然会遇到各种压力和困难，但是大家的机会都是相同的。你看，这里有三块大小不同的西瓜，我们用西瓜的大小代表钱的多少，要是我们一起开始吃，你会先选哪块？
Zhège wèntí yǐqián yí gè jìzhě yě wènguò wǒ. Zuò shēngyì shí suīrán huì yùdào gèzhǒng yālì hé kùnnán, dànshì dàjiā de jīhuì dōu shì xiāngtóng de. Nǐ kàn, zhèlǐ yǒu sān kuài dàxiǎo bùtóng de xīguā, wǒmen yòng xīguā de dàxiǎo dàibiǎo qián de duōshǎo, yàoshi wǒmen yìqǐ kāishǐ chī, nǐ huì xiān xuǎn nǎ kuài?
A reporter asked me this question before, too. When doing business, although we will encounter various pressures and difficulties, everyone has the same opportunities. Look, here are three pieces of watermelon of different sizes; we use the size of the watermelon to represent how much money there is. If we start eating together, which piece would you choose first?
Text 2
其实我考得也不怎么样。有几个填空题不会做，有几个选择题，实在想不出来该选哪个，就随便猜了一个答案，结果一个都没猜对。
Qíshí wǒ kǎo de yě bù zěnme yàng. Yǒu jǐ gè tiánkòng tí bú huì zuò, yǒu jǐ gè xuǎnzé tí, shízài xiǎng bù chūlái gāi xuǎn nǎ gè, jiù suíbiàn cāi le yí gè dá'àn, jiéguǒ yí gè dōu méi cāi duì.
Actually, I didn’t do very well on the exam. There were a few fill-in-the-blank questions I couldn’t do, and for a few multiple-choice questions I really couldn’t figure out which option to choose, so I just guessed an answer, and in the end I didn’t guess a single one right.
Text 2
选择一个能够带给我们快乐的窗户，这样才能选对心情，选对生活的态度。
Xuǎnzé yí gè nénggòu dàigěi wǒmen kuàilè de chuānghu, zhèyàng cáinéng xuǎnduì xīnqíng, xuǎnduì shēnghuó de tàidu.
Choose a window that can bring us joy; only then can we choose the right mood and the right attitude toward life.
Text 4
选择一个能够带给我们快乐的窗户，这样才能选对心情，选对生活的态度。
Xuǎnzé yí gè nénggòu dàigěi wǒmen kuàilè de chuānghu, zhèyàng cáinéng xuǎnduì xīnqíng, xuǎnduì shēnghuó de tàidu.
Choose a window that can bring us joy; only then can we choose the right mood and the right attitude toward life.
Text 4
买东西时我只看自己想买的，而且喜欢自己看、自己选，不希望被别人打扰。
Mǎi dōngxi shí wǒ zhǐ kàn zìjǐ xiǎng mǎi de, érqiě xǐhuan zìjǐ kàn, zìjǐ xuǎn, bù xīwàng bèi biérén dǎrǎo.
When shopping, I only look at what I want to buy, and I like to look and choose by myself, and I don't want to be disturbed by others.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 498
- Word Frequency Rank
- 801 of 84,292