Chinese Word: 选 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

选 (Trad.: 選)HSK 3

Pinyin: xuǎn

English Definition: to choose; to pick; to select; to elect

Chinese Definition:
①挑拣，择：选择。选购。选辑(ａ．挑选并辑录；b．选辑成的书)。选拔。选用。选贤任能。
②用投票或举手等表决方式推举出代表或负责人：选举。普选。
③被选中的(人或物)：入选。人选。
④选辑成册的作品：文选。诗选。短篇小说选。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 辵

Pictophonetic:先 indicates the sound; 辶 (walk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿺ Surround from lower left
- 辶 [ chuò ] to walk; walking
- 先 [ xiān ] first, former, previous

Similar Characters: 迲

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选择HSK 3	xuǎn zé	to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
选举HSK 6	xuǎn jǔ	to elect; election; Classifiers: 次
选手HSK 6	xuǎn shǒu	athlete; contestant
选拔HSK 6	xuǎn bá	to select the best
当选HSK 6	dāng xuǎn	to be elected; to be selected

1		tā 他 xuǎn zé 选择 le 了 yī 一 bēi 杯 hóng jiǔ 红酒。 He chose a glass of red wine.
2		wǒ 我 dào dǐ 到底 yīng gāi 应该 xuǎn 选 nǎ yì ge 哪一个？ Which one should I choose, after all?
3		tā 他 bèi 被 xuǎn 选 wèi 为 bù duì 部队 de 的 lǐng xiù 领袖。 He was elected as the leader of the troops.
4		nà 那 dāng rán 当然 shì 是 zuì hǎo 最好 de 的 xuǎn zé 选择 le 了。 That is of course the best choice.
5		tā 他 zài 在 jìng xuǎn 竞选 zhōng 中 yíng dé 赢得 le 了 shèng lì 胜利。 He triumphed in the campaign.

1		tā 他 xuǎn zé 选择 le 了 yī 一 bēi 杯 hóng jiǔ 红酒。 He chose a glass of red wine.
2		wǒ 我 dào dǐ 到底 yīng gāi 应该 xuǎn 选 nǎ yì ge 哪一个？ Which one should I choose, after all?
3		tā 他 bèi 被 xuǎn 选 wèi 为 bù duì 部队 de 的 lǐng xiù 领袖。 He was elected as the leader of the troops.
4		nà 那 dāng rán 当然 shì 是 zuì hǎo 最好 de 的 xuǎn zé 选择 le 了。 That is of course the best choice.
5		tā 他 zài 在 jìng xuǎn 竞选 zhōng 中 yíng dé 赢得 le 了 shèng lì 胜利。 He triumphed in the campaign.