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擇
Mandarin: ze2
Simplified: 择
Definitions
  1. 1 to select
  2. 2 to choose
  3. 3 to pick over
  4. 4 to pick out
  5. 5 to differentiate
  6. 6 to eliminate
  7. 7 also pr. [zhái]
  8. 8 to determine
  9. 9 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 擇
揀擇
(adjective) picky; choosy; fussy
物競天擇
natural selection
不擇手段的
unscrupulous
選擇題
multiple choice question
嗎使擇日
[an exclamation] "there's no time like the present!", "no need to fix a date!" (
擇交
to choose friends
揀飲擇食
picky eater; choosy about food | Mand.: 挑吃; 偏食
抉擇
to decide; a (major) decision
擇食
to be a fussy eater
選擇
to choose; to select; choice
飢不擇食
beggars can't be choosers; when very hungry, eat whatever is available
不擇手段
by fair means or foul; unscrupulously; by hook or by crook
擇偶
selecting a mate; to choose a spouse
擇日
choose an auspicious day
唔使擇日
don't have to pick a good date
擇優
to pick out the best from the crowd
擇使
(adjective) difficult; thorny
自然選擇
natural selection
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