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选择

xuǎn zé · xuan ze

Traditional 選擇

Meaning

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选择 can mean either choosing something or the choice itself.

2 examples

面(miàn)对(duì)两(liǎng)个(gè)工(gōng)作(zuò)机(jī)会(huì)，他(tā)很(hěn)难(nán)做(zuò)出(chū)选(xuǎn)择(zé)。

Facing two job opportunities, he finds it hard to make a choice.

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)选(xuǎn)择(zé)坐(zuò)地(dì)铁(tiě)或(huò)者(zhě)打(dǎ)车(chē)去(qù)机(jī)场(chǎng)。

You can choose to take the subway or a taxi to the airport.

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Explore individually

to choose; to pick

to select; to choose

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.