择
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Definitions
- 1. to select
- 2. to choose
- 3. to pick over
- 4. to pick out
- 5. to differentiate
- 6. to eliminate
- 7. also pr. [zhái]
Words Containing 择
by fair means or foul
to select
indiscriminate
to have no other choice
to speak incoherently
to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
discard eligible (Frame Relay)
natural selection
Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
to choose (literary)
to choose and use
(literary) to select
to choose one's food carefully
impossible to separate
to choose a spouse
to pick out the bones in a fish
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
to select
to fix a date (for an event)
lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)
to pick an auspicious day
to pick the edible part of vegetables
to be picky (food)
natural selection
special choice
natural selection
free agency
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
selective
multiple-choice question
when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers