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选

xuǎn

HSK 3 Character Traditional 選

What 选 means

1. to choose
2. to pick
3. to select
4. to elect

Example sentences

• 选择。
  Choose.
• 二选一。
  Choose one of the two.
• 我落选了。
  Wǒ luòxuǎn le.
  I did not pass.
• 请随便选。
  You may choose whichever you like.
• 选喜欢的。
  Choose the one you like.
• 你必须选。
  You have to choose.

Words starting with 选

• 选择xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
• 选举xuǎn jǔto elect; election
• 选手xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
• 选拔xuǎn báto select the best
• 选项xuǎn xiàngoption; alternative; choice; to choose a project
• 选用xuǎn yòngto choose for some purpose; to select and use
• 选出xuǎn chūto pick out; to select; to elect
• 选中xuǎn zhòngto select; to choose; to decide on
• 选购xuǎn gòuto select and purchase; to buy
• 选定xuǎn dìngto select; to choose; to settle on
• 选民xuǎn mínvoter; constituency; electorate
• 选票xuǎn piàoa vote; ballot
• 选题xuǎn títo choose a topic (for writing, research, publishing etc); chosen topic
• 选取xuǎn qǔto choose
• 选修xuǎn xiū(at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject)
• 选课xuǎn kèto select courses
• 选集xuǎn jíanthology
• 选修课xuǎn xiū kèoptional course (in school)
• 选美xuǎn měibeauty contest
• 选择性xuǎn zé xìngselective; selectiveness; selectivity
• 选派xuǎn pàito select; to detail; to set apart
• 选址xuǎn zhǐto select a suitable site; site; location
• 选编xuǎn biānselected works (poems, documents etc); anthology
• 选区xuǎn qūelectoral district; constituency

Words containing 选

• 当选dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected
• 竞选jìng xuǎnto take part in an election; to run for office
• 筛选shāi xuǎnto filter
• 候选hòu xuǎncandidate (attributive)
• 挑选tiāo xuǎnto choose; to select
• 评选píng xuǎnto select on the basis of a vote or consensus
• 精选jīng xuǎncarefully chosen; handpicked; best of the bunch
• 候选人hòu xuǎn réncandidate
• 人选rén xuǎnchoice of person; candidate
• 大选dà xuǎngeneral election
• 首选shǒu xuǎnfirst choice; premium; to come first in the imperial examinations
• 入选rù xuǎnto be included among those selected for
• 可选kě xuǎnavailable; optional
• 参选cān xuǎnto be a candidate in an election or other selection process; to run for office…
• 别无选择bié wú xuǎn zéto have no other choice
• 节选jié xuǎnexcerpt; selection (from a book); to select
• 文选wén xuǎncompilation; selected works
• 自选zì xuǎnto choose by oneself; free to choose; optional
• 落选luò xuǎnto fail to be chosen (or elected); to lose an election
• 推选tuī xuǎnto elect; to choose
• 普选pǔ xuǎnuniversal suffrage
• 任选rèn xuǎnto choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies
• 直选zhí xuǎndirect election
• 备选bèi xuǎnalternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)

Characters that look like 选

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 适shìto fit; suitable; proper
• 造zàoto make; to build; to manufacture
• 速sùfast; rapid; quick
• 途túway; route; road
• 倦juàntired; weary; fatigued
• 迭diéalternately; repeatedly

Sounds the same

Read xuǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

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