择

zé

to select · to choose

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Meanings

to select

to choose

to pick over

to pick out

to differentiate

to eliminate

also pr. zhái

zé

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Words with 择 113 total

to choose (literary)抉择jué zé (literary) to select · to choose拣择jiǎn zé natural selection天择tiān zé to select; to pick · choice; option; alternative选择xuǎn zé to pick the edible part of vegetables择菜zhái cài to select择定zé dìng to fix a date (for an event) · to select an auspicious date择日zé rì

Idioms with 择 29 total Chain

by fair means or foul · by hook or by crook · unscrupulously不择手段bù zé shǒu duàn when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers · When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.饥不择食jī bù zé shí

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