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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1选择 選擇 xuǎn xuan3 ze2to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
2选择性 選擇性 xuǎn xìngxuan3 ze2 xing4selective; selectiveness; selectivity
3 ze2to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]
4拣择 揀擇 jiǎn jian3 ze2(literary) to select; to choose
5良禽择木 良禽擇木 liáng qín liang2 qin2 ze2 mu4a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
6自由选择权 自由選擇權 yóu xuǎn quánzi4 you2 xuan3 ze2 quan2free agency
7选择题 選擇題 xuǎn xuan3 ze2 ti2multiple-choice question
8物竞天择 物競天擇 jìng tiān wu4 jing4 tian1 ze2natural selection
9天择 天擇 tiān tian1 ze2natural selection
10特异选择 特異選擇 xuǎn te4 yi4 xuan3 ze2special choice; special reserve
11任择条款 任擇條款 rèn tiáo kuǎnren4 ze2 tiao2 kuan3optional clause (economics)
12染指择肥 染指擇肥 rǎn zhǐ féiran3 zhi3 ze2 fei2to dip one's finger in the pie and claim the lion's share (idiom)
13贫不择妻 貧不擇妻 pín pin2 bu4 ze2 qi1The poor can't afford to choose wives. (idiom)
14良禽择木而栖 良禽擇木而棲 liáng qín ér liang2 qin2 ze2 mu4 er2 qi1a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb); fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
15别无选择 別無選擇 bié xuǎn bie2 wu2 xuan3 ze2to have no other choice
16口无择言 口無擇言 kǒu yánkou3 wu2 ze2 yan2to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom); wrongly used for 口不择言
17口不择言 口不擇言 kǒu yánkou3 bu4 ze2 yan2to speak incoherently; to ramble; to talk irresponsibly
18可选择丢弃 可選擇丟棄 xuǎn diū ke3 xuan3 ze2 diu1 qi4discard eligible (Frame Relay); DE
19抉择 抉擇 jué jue2 ze2to choose (literary)
20拣饮择食 揀飲擇食 jiǎn yǐn shíjian3 yin3 ze2 shi2to choose one's food carefully; to be picky
21饥不择食 飢不擇食 shíji1 bu4 ze2 shi2when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
22反转选择 反轉選擇 fǎn zhuǎn xuǎn fan3 zhuan3 xuan3 ze2to invert the selection (on computer)
23二者择一 二者擇一 èr zhě er4 zhe3 ze2 yi1alternative (idiom)
24采择 採擇 cǎi cai3 ze2to choose and use; to adopt (a decision)
25不择手段 不擇手段 shǒu duànbu4 ze2 shou3 duan4by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously

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