Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
选
xuǎn
Description
"选"的意思是从很多东西里面挑出一个你想要的。
"选" means to pick one you want from many things.
我们常常说选人、选东西，也说选课。
We often say 选人 (select people), 选东西 (select things), and also 选课 (choose courses).
Meanings
选xuǎn
to choose; to pick; to select
你选哪个颜色？
Which color do you choose?
选xuǎn
to elect; to vote for
大家选他做班长。
Everyone chose him as the class monitor.
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Notes
- Nuance
选 is a single character; 选择 (xuǎnzé) is the more formal two-character verb/noun.
- Etymology
选 combines 辶 (movement) with 巽, giving the sense of picking out and setting apart.
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