拣

jiǎn · jian

Traditional 揀

Meaning

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  1. to choose
  2. to pick
  3. to sort out
  4. to pick up

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)市(shì)场(chǎng)上(shàng)拣(jiǎn)了(le)几(jǐ)个(gè)新(xīn)鲜(xiān)的(de)苹(píng)果(guǒ)。

She picked a few fresh apples at the market.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)地(dì)上(shàng)的(de)垃(lā)圾(jī)拣(jiǎn)起(qǐ)来(lái)扔(rēng)进(jìn)垃(lā)圾(jī)桶(tǒng)。

He picked up the trash on the ground and threw it into the trash can.

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