to choose, to select
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 选 is used in context
1
gōng公
mín民
yǒu有
quán权
cān参
yù与
xuǎn选
jǔ举
tóu投
piào票
。
Citizens have the right to participate in election voting
2
qǐng请
xuǎn选
zé择
nǐ你
xǐ喜
huan欢
de的
yán颜
sè色
。
Please choose your favorite color.
3
zhè这
wèi位
xuǎn选
shǒu手
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
biǎo表
xiàn现
chū出
sè色
。
This athlete performed excellently in the competition
4
wǒ我
xuǎn选
zé择
píng苹
guǒ果
。
I choose the apple.
5
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
。
He chose to go for a walk in the park.
6
zài在
xuǎn选
zé择
zhí职
yè业
shí时
，
tā她
kǎo考
lǜ虑
le了
xìng兴
qù趣
hé和
xīn薪
shuǐ水
。
When choosing a career, she considered both interest and salary.
7
tā他
shì是
hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
。
He is a candidate.
8
wǒ我
men们
zhèng正
zài在
kǎo考
lǜ虑
jǐ几
gè个
hòu候
xuǎn选
fāng方
àn案
。
We are considering several candidate solutions.
9
zhè这
ge个
zhí职
wèi位
yǒu有
sān三
wèi位
hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
，
tā他
men们
dōu都
hěn很
yōu优
xiù秀
。
There are three candidates for this position, and they are all excellent.
10
tā他
dāng当
xuǎn选
le了
bān班
zhǎng长
。
He was elected as the class monitor.
Information
Traditional選
Radical辶
Strokes9
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#624
Zhuyinㄒㄩㄢˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+9009
CangjieYHGU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality