拣
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Definitions
- 1. to choose
- 2. to pick
- 3. to sort out
- 4. to pick up
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拣 (jiǎn) for choosing or picking out, not interchangeable with 捡 (jiǎn) meaning 'pick up from the ground'.
Example Sentences
1 shown他挑肥 拣 瘦。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 拣
to sort (mail)
to be picky
to pick and choose
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
mail sorting office
(literary) to select
to pick up
to select
to choose one's food carefully
rough handling of parcels during mail sorting
a cheap choice
to browse and select
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person