Hanzi
Traditional
擇
Simplified
择

to select/to choose/to pick over/to pick out/to differentiate/to eliminate/also pr. [zhai2]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

zé, zhái

Bopomofo

ㄗㄜˊ, ㄓㄞˊ

Jyutping

zaak6

Example sentences

選擇 / 选择 xuǎnzé
我們需要選擇一個開會的日期。
我们需要选择一个开会的日期。

We need to choose a date for the meeting.

其他 qítā
除了這個方法以外，還有其他的選擇嗎？
除了这个方法以外，还有其他的选择吗？

Besides this method, are there any other options?

抉擇 / 抉择 juézé
畢業前，他在升學和就業之間作出抉擇。
毕业前，他在升学和就业之间作出抉择。

Before graduation, he made a choice between further study and getting a job.

不擇手段 / 不择手段 bùzéshǒuduàn
他為了贏得比賽而不擇手段。
他为了赢得比赛而不择手段。

He stopped at nothing to win the competition.

謀取 / 谋取 móuqǔ
他不擇手段地謀取私利。
他不择手段地谋取私利。

He stops at nothing to seek personal gain.

擇 / 择 zé
你必須選擇一個。
你必须选择一个。

You must choose one.

善 shàn
我們應該要擇其善而從之。
我们应该要择其善而从之。

We should select their good qualities and follow them.

Example Vocabulary

選擇

xuan3'ze2

to choose; to select

抉擇

jue2'ze2

choice; decision; to choose carefully

不擇手段

bu4'ze2'shou3'duan4

unscrupulously; by hook or by crook; to resort to all means

擇

ze2

to choose; to select

擇偶

ze2'ou3

擇善固執

ze2'shan4'gu4'zhi2

擇善而從

ze2'shan4'er2'cong2

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