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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)

选
xuǎn
to select, to elect, to choose; election
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

首选
shǒuxuǎn
first choice
竞选
jìngxuǎn
to take part in an election
HSK 6
节选
jiéxuǎn
excerpt
筛选
shāixuǎn
to filter
HSK 6
精选
jīngxuǎn
carefully chosen
编选
biānxuǎn
to select and edit
膺选
yīngxuǎn
to be elected
自选
zìxuǎn
to choose by oneself
落选
luòxuǎn
to fail to be chosen (or elected)
补选
bǔxuǎn
by-election
评选
píngxuǎn
to select on the basis of a vote or consensus
遴选
línxuǎn
to pick
选中
xuǎnzhòng
to choose
选修
xuǎnxiū
optional book (in school)
选入
xuǎnrù
selected (for admission)
选出
xuǎnchū
to pick out
选区
xuǎnqū
electoral district
选取
xuǎnqǔ
to choose
选召
xuǎnzhào
chosen and called
选单
xuǎndān
(software) menu

Example Sentences (1)

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.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
498
Word Frequency Rank
801 of 84,292

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