xuǎn

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 选

人选
rén xuǎn

choice of person

候选
hòu xuǎn

candidate (attributive)

候选人
hòu xuǎn rén

candidate

入选
rù xuǎn

to be included among those selected for

大选
dà xuǎn

general election

挑选
tiāo xuǎn

to choose

推选
tuī xuǎn

to elect

当选
dāng xuǎn

to be elected

竞选
jìng xuǎn

to take part in an election

筛选
shāi xuǎn

to filter

评选
píng xuǎn

to select on the basis of a vote or consensus

选修
xuǎn xiū

(at a school) to take as an elective

选手
xuǎn shǒu

athlete

选拔
xuǎn bá

to select the best

选择
xuǎn zé

to select

选民
xuǎn mín

voter

选用
xuǎn yòng

to choose for some purpose

选举
xuǎn jǔ

to elect

选项
xuǎn xiàng

option; alternative; choice

不加选择
bù jiā xuǎn zé

indiscriminate

世界小姐选美
shì jiè xiǎo jie xuǎn měi

Miss World Beauty Pageant

中选
zhòng xuǎn

to be chosen; to be selected

任选
rèn xuǎn

to choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies

备选
bèi xuǎn

alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc)

优选
yōu xuǎn

to optimize

共同筛选
gòng tóng shāi xuǎn

collaborative filtering

初选
chū xuǎn

primary election

别无选择
bié wú xuǎn zé

to have no other choice

胜选
shèng xuǎn

to win an election

勾选
gōu xuǎn

to select (one or more options from a list)

千挑万选
qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn

to select very carefully

参选
cān xuǎn

to be a candidate in an election or other selection process

参选人
cān xuǎn rén

election participant

参选率
cān xuǎn lǜ

voter turnout

可选
kě xuǎn

available

可选择丢弃
kě xuǎn zé diū qì

discard eligible (Frame Relay)

多选题
duō xuǎn tí

multiple-choice question

多党选举
duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ

multiparty election

少选
shǎo xuǎn

(literary) a little while

差额选举
chā é xuǎn jǔ

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

征选
zhēng xuǎn

to call for entries and select the best

拳击选手
quán jī xuǎn shǒu

boxer

捐选
juān xuǎn

to select

拣选
jiǎn xuǎn

to select

改选
gǎi xuǎn

reelection

文选
wén xuǎn

compilation

新选
xīn xuǎn

newly elected

普选
pǔ xuǎn

universal suffrage

普选权
pǔ xuǎn quán

universal suffrage

有选举权
yǒu xuǎn jǔ quán

constituent

毛泽东选集
máo zé dōng xuǎn jí

Selected Works of Mao Zedong

毛选
máo xuǎn

Selected Works of Mao Zedong

民选
mín xuǎn

democratically elected

决选名单
jué xuǎn míng dān

short list

浮选
fú xuǎn

flotation process

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.)

淘选
táo xuǎn

to decant

特异选择
tè yì xuǎn zé

special choice

独立选民
dú lì xuǎn mín

independent voter

王选
wáng xuǎn

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

甄选
zhēn xuǎn

to select

直接选举
zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ

direct election

直选
zhí xuǎn

direct election

票选
piào xuǎn

to vote by ballot

种子选手
zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu

seeded player

立委选举
lì wěi xuǎn jǔ

legislative elections

竞选副手
jìng xuǎn fù shǒu

election assistant

竞选搭档
jìng xuǎn dā dàng

election partner

竞选活动
jìng xuǎn huó dòng

(election) campaign

等额选举
děng é xuǎn jǔ

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

节选
jié xuǎn

excerpt

精挑细选
jīng tiāo xì xuǎn

to select very carefully

精选
jīng xuǎn

carefully chosen

编选
biān xuǎn

to select and edit

总统大选
zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn

presidential election

总统选举
zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ

presidential election

考选部
kǎo xuǎn bù

Ministry of Examination, Taiwan

膺选
yīng xuǎn

to be elected

自然选择
zì rán xuǎn zé

natural selection

自由选择权
zì yóu xuǎn zé quán

free agency

自选
zì xuǎn

to choose by oneself

落选
luò xuǎn

to fail to be chosen (or elected)

叶选平
yè xuǎn píng

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

被选举权
bèi xuǎn jǔ quán

the right to be elected

补选
bǔ xuǎn

by-election

复选框
fù xuǎn kuàng

check box

贿选
huì xuǎn

to buy votes (in an election)

退选
tuì xuǎn

to withdraw from an election

遴选
lín xuǎn

to pick

选中
xuǎn zhòng

to choose

选修课
xuǎn xiū kè

optional course (in school)

选入
xuǎn rù

selected (for admission)

选出
xuǎn chū

to pick out

选区
xuǎn qū

electoral district

选取
xuǎn qǔ

to choose

选召
xuǎn zhào

chosen and called

选品
xuǎn pǐn

product selection

选单
xuǎn dān

(software) menu

选址
xuǎn zhǐ

to select a suitable site

选士
xuǎn shì

selected outstanding scholars (in former times)

选定
xuǎn dìng

to select

选情
xuǎn qíng

the state of play in an election

选战
xuǎn zhàn

election campaign

选择性
xuǎn zé xìng

selective

选择题
xuǎn zé tí

multiple-choice question

选本
xuǎn běn

anthology

选民参加率
xuǎn mín cān jiā lǜ

voter participation rate

选民登记
xuǎn mín dēng jì

voter registration

选派
xuǎn pài

to select

选票
xuǎn piào

a vote; ballot

选秀
xuǎn xiù

to select talented individuals

选秀节目
xuǎn xiù jié mù

talent show

选编
xuǎn biān

selected works (poems, documents etc)

选美
xuǎn měi

beauty contest

选美比赛
xuǎn měi bǐ sài

beauty contest

选美皇后
xuǎn měi huáng hòu

beauty queen

选听
xuǎn tīng

selective listening (linguistics)

选育
xuǎn yù

seed selection

选举人
xuǎn jǔ rén

voter

选举人团
xuǎn jǔ rén tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

选举团
xuǎn jǔ tuán

Electoral College (of the United States)

选举委员会
xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì

Election Committee (Hong Kong)

选举权
xuǎn jǔ quán

suffrage

选举法庭
xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng

election court

选装
xuǎn zhuāng

optional (equipment)

选课
xuǎn kè

to select courses

选购
xuǎn gòu

to select and purchase

选送
xuǎn sòng

to select and send over

选录
xuǎn lù

an excerpt

选集
xuǎn jí

anthology

选点
xuǎn diǎn

to choose an appropriate location

间接选举
jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ

indirect election

预选
yù xuǎn

preselection

首选
shǒu xuǎn

first choice

点选
diǎn xuǎn

to select