Chinese word

选

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuǎn

Meaning

  • verbchoose

Example

请帮我选一件衣服。qǐng bāng wǒ xuǎn yí jiàn yī fú

Please help me choose a piece of clothing.

Illustration for 选 (choose)

More examples

上车前请先选座位。shàng chē qián qǐng xiān xuǎn zuò wèi

Please choose a seat before boarding.

Core concept

Several possibilities narrow to the option or options accepted by a person or group.

Common phrases

  • 选衣服xuǎn yī fú

    select clothes

  • 选座位xuǎn zuò wèi

    select a seat

  • 选颜色xuǎn yán sè

    select a color

Similar words

决定jué dìng: Making a final decision about what to choose and settling the result.
选择xuǎn zé: Selecting something according to a purpose or set of conditions.

Definition in Chinese

在若干备选项中挑出并确定一项或数项作为自己或集体的选择或决定。zài ruò gān bèi xuǎn xiàng zhōng tiāo chū bìng què dìng yí xiàng huò shù xiàng zuò wéi zì jǐ huò jí tǐ de xuǎn zé huò jué dìng

Word origin

选 (xuǎn, "choose") comes from the traditional form 選 (xuǎn, "choose"), whose long-standing meaning centers on deciding among several possibilities.

Usage tips

  • In short classroom instructions, the object can be left understood when the choices are already visible, so a brief command may be complete without naming the item again.

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