Chinese word

挑选

Pronunciation

Pinyintiāo xuǎn

Meaning

  • verbchoose

Example

你可以自己挑选喜欢的颜色。nǐ ké yǐ zì jǐ tiāo xuǎn xǐ huān de yán sè

You can choose the color you like on your own.

Illustration for 挑选 (choose)

More examples

在超市里，她认真地挑选了几种新鲜的食材。zài chāo shì lǐ tā rèn zhēn dì tiāo xuǎn le jí zhǒng xīn xiān de shí cái

At the supermarket, she carefully selected several fresh ingredients.

Core concept

Sorting through a range of choices and setting aside all but the best fit.

Common phrases

  • 挑选候选人tiāo xuǎn hòu xuǎn rén

    select candidates

  • 挑选食材tiāo xuǎn shí cái

    select ingredients

  • 挑选颜色tiāo xuǎn yán sè

    select a color

Similar words

选择xuǎn zé: Make a decision among options based on a purpose, rule, or personal preference.
选xuǎn: Take one option from several available choices.
筛选shāi xuǎn: Apply specific conditions to options and keep only those that meet them.

Definition in Chinese

从多种物品或方案中经过比较和筛选，选出最合适的一个或几个，常带有仔细挑拣或严格挑选的意味。cóng duō zhǒng wù pǐn huò fāng àn zhōng jīng guò bǐ jiào hé shāi xuǎn xuǎn chū zuì hé shì de yí gè huò jǐ gè cháng dài yǒu zǐ xì tiāo jiǎn huò yán gé tiāo xuǎn de yì wèi

Word origin

The compound 挑 (tiāo, "to pick out") + 选 (xuǎn, "to choose") presents selection as a hands-on process of examining items and taking the suitable ones.

Usage tips

  • In everyday shopping, this verb suits a careful decision among several possibilities rather than a choice made without comparison.

Other meanings

  • handpickverb

Related words

  • 挑拣tiāo jiǎnsort throughverb
  • 精挑细选jīng tiāo xì xuǎnhandpickidiom

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