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xuǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10981495)

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Words Containing 选

选战
xuǎn zhàn

election campaign

选举法庭
xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng

election court

征选
zhēng xuǎn

to call for entries and select the best

可选
kě xuǎn

available

选装
xuǎn zhuāng

optional (equipment)

选召
xuǎn zhào

chosen and called

勾选
gōu xuǎn

to select (one or more options from a list)

选址
xuǎn zhǐ

to select a suitable site

普选权
pǔ xuǎn quán

universal suffrage

选集
xuǎn jí

anthology

选美比赛
xuǎn měi bǐ sài

beauty contest

海选
hǎi xuǎn

(in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.)

选中
xuǎn zhòng

to choose

大选
dà xuǎn

general election

不加选择
bù jiā xuǎn zé

indiscriminate

改选
gǎi xuǎn

reelection

选区
xuǎn qū

electoral district

选举权
xuǎn jǔ quán

suffrage

选项
xuǎn xiàng

option; alternative; choice

选择性
xuǎn zé xìng

selective

新选
xīn xuǎn

newly elected

落选
luò xuǎn

to fail to be chosen (or elected)

考选部
kǎo xuǎn bù

Ministry of Examination, Taiwan

竞选
jìng xuǎn

to take part in an election

复选框
fù xuǎn kuàng

check box

竞选搭档
jìng xuǎn dā dàng

election partner

民选
mín xuǎn

democratically elected

选入
xuǎn rù

selected (for admission)

总统大选
zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn

presidential election

间接选举
jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ

indirect election

遴选
lín xuǎn

to pick

直选
zhí xuǎn

direct election

选民
xuǎn mín

voter

选课
xuǎn kè

to select courses

人选
rén xuǎn

choice of person

选购
xuǎn gòu

to select and purchase

竞选副手
jìng xuǎn fù shǒu

election assistant

任选
rèn xuǎn

to choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies

毛选
máo xuǎn

Selected Works of Mao Zedong

自由选择权
zì yóu xuǎn zé quán

free agency

捐选
juān xuǎn

to select

特异选择
tè yì xuǎn zé

special choice

多选题
duō xuǎn tí

multiple-choice question

拣选
jiǎn xuǎn

to select

选听
xuǎn tīng

selective listening (linguistics)

选民登记
xuǎn mín dēng jì

voter registration

评选
píng xuǎn

to select on the basis of a vote or consensus

选举团
xuǎn jǔ tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

选编
xuǎn biān

selected works (poems, documents etc)

参选人
cān xuǎn rén

election participant

候选
hòu xuǎn

candidate (attributive)

选举人团
xuǎn jǔ rén tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

普选
pǔ xuǎn

universal suffrage

选士
xuǎn shì

selected outstanding scholars (in former times)

选秀
xuǎn xiù

to select talented individuals

选品
xuǎn pǐn

product selection

选美
xuǎn měi

beauty contest

退选
tuì xuǎn

to withdraw from an election

选秀节目
xuǎn xiù jié mù

talent show

中选
zhòng xuǎn

to be chosen; to be selected

精选
jīng xuǎn

carefully chosen

首选
shǒu xuǎn

first choice

甄选
zhēn xuǎn

to select

王选
wáng xuǎn

Wang Xuan (1937-2006), Chinese printing industry innovator

少选
shǎo xuǎn

(literary) a little while

种子选手
zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu

seeded player

别无选择
bié wú xuǎn zé

to have no other choice

补选
bǔ xuǎn

by-election

文选
wén xuǎn

compilation

选定
xuǎn dìng

to select

淘选
táo xuǎn

to decant

膺选
yīng xuǎn

to be elected

选取
xuǎn qǔ

to choose

决选名单
jué xuǎn míng dān

short list

毛泽东选集
máo zé dōng xuǎn jí

Selected Works of Mao Zedong

选民参加率
xuǎn mín cān jiā lǜ

voter participation rate

立委选举
lì wěi xuǎn jǔ

legislative elections

选点
xuǎn diǎn

to choose an appropriate location

独立选民
dú lì xuǎn mín

independent voter

预选
yù xuǎn

preselection

参选率
cān xuǎn lǜ

voter turnout

选送
xuǎn sòng

to select and send over

共同筛选
gòng tóng shāi xuǎn

collaborative filtering

有选举权
yǒu xuǎn jǔ quán

constituent

胜选
shèng xuǎn

to win an election

选录
xuǎn lù

an excerpt

初选
chū xuǎn

primary election

等额选举
děng é xuǎn jǔ

non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats)

选情
xuǎn qíng

the state of play in an election

自选
zì xuǎn

to choose by oneself

选修课
xuǎn xiū kè

optional course (in school)

当选
dāng xuǎn

to be elected

选手
xuǎn shǒu

athlete

选票
xuǎn piào

a vote; ballot

贿选
huì xuǎn

to buy votes (in an election)

浮选
fú xuǎn

flotation process

拳击选手
quán jī xuǎn shǒu

boxer

选择题
xuǎn zé tí

multiple-choice question

筛选
shāi xuǎn

to filter

自然选择
zì rán xuǎn zé

natural selection

备选
bèi xuǎn

alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)

选修
xuǎn xiū

(at a school) to take as an elective

优选
yōu xuǎn

to optimize

选育
xuǎn yù

seed selection

选拔
xuǎn bá

to select the best

差额选举
chā é xuǎn jǔ

competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)

总统选举
zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ

presidential election

直接选举
zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ

direct election

入选
rù xuǎn

to be included among those selected for

票选
piào xuǎn

to vote by ballot

选派
xuǎn pài

to select

编选
biān xuǎn

to select and edit

可选择丢弃
kě xuǎn zé diū qì

discard eligible (Frame Relay)

叶选平
yè xuǎn píng

Ye Xuanping (1924-2019), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东[guǎng dōng]

挑选
tiāo xuǎn

to choose

选出
xuǎn chū

to pick out

选用
xuǎn yòng

to choose for some purpose

节选
jié xuǎn

excerpt

选举委员会
xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì

Election Committee (Hong Kong)

被选举权
bèi xuǎn jǔ quán

the right to be elected

参选
cān xuǎn

to be a candidate in an election or other selection process

选单
xuǎn dān

(software) menu

精挑细选
jīng tiāo xì xuǎn

to select very carefully

点选
diǎn xuǎn

to select

推选
tuī xuǎn

to elect

千挑万选
qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn

to select very carefully

多党选举
duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ

multiparty election

世界小姐选美
shì jiè xiǎo jie xuǎn měi

Miss World Beauty Pageant

竞选活动
jìng xuǎn huó dòng

(election) campaign

选择
xuǎn zé

to select

候选人
hòu xuǎn rén

candidate

选本
xuǎn běn

anthology

选举
xuǎn jǔ

to elect

选举人
xuǎn jǔ rén

voter

选美皇后
xuǎn měi huáng hòu

beauty queen