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Meaning of 选

Pinyin xuǎn

Radical

辶

Strokes

Definition

to choose / to pick / to select / to elect

Usage

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选 xuǎn [verb] 1. To pick and choose; to select. 2. To elect representatives or leaders through voting or raising hands. 3. Selected (people or items). 4. Compiled works in a book. 选 xuǎn [verb] 1. To pick and choose; to select: 选择 (xuǎnzé), 选购 (xuǎngòu), 选辑 (xuǎnjí: ① choosing and compiling; ② a book compiled from selections), 选拔 (xuǎnbá), 选用 (xuǎnyòng), 选贤任能 (xuǎnxiánrènnéng). 2. To elect representatives or leaders through voting or raising hands: 选举 (xuǎnjǔ), 普选 (pǔxuǎn). 3. Selected (people or items): 入选 (rùxuǎn), 人选 (rénxuǎn). 4. Compiled works in a book: 文选 (wénxuǎn), 诗选 (shīxuǎn), 短篇小说选 (duǎnpiān xiǎoshuō xuǎn). 选 xuǎn [verb] 【Original meaning】: To send into exile; to allow to go. 【Character formation】: Phonetic compound. The left part is a radical related to movement (辵 chuò), and the right part represents sound (巽 xùn). 1. Same original meaning ([En.] send into exile). 2. Borrowed meaning for "to pick" and "to select" ([En.] pick and choose; select). 3. To dispatch ([En.] dispatch). 4. To be timid or afraid ([En.] fear). 5. To enter ([En.] enter). 6. To involve ([En.] involve). 7. To compile ([En.] compile). 8. To have; to possess ([En.] have; possess). 选 xuǎn [noun] 1. Selections or anthologies of compiled works ([En.] selections; anthology). 2. Moral conduct ([En.] moral conduct). 3. A moment or instant ([En.] moment). 选 xuǎn [verb] 1. Same as "先" (xiān), from the Bamboo Annals of the Warring States period.

另选 lìng xuǎn

Alternative

选址 xuǎn zhǐ

to select a suitable site / site / location

当选 dāng xuǎn

to be elected

拣选 jiǎn xuǎn

to select / to sort out

选择 xuǎn zé

to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative

慎选 shèn xuǎn

Choose carefully

选手 xuǎn shǒu

athlete / contestant

选拔 xuǎn bá

to select the best

选择题 xuǎn zé tí

multiple-choice question

选择性 xuǎn zé xìng

selective / selectiveness / selectivity

自然选择 zì rán xuǎn zé

natural selection

选择权 xuǎn zé quán

option

别无选择 bié wú xuǎn zé

to have no other choice

选择地 xuǎn zé de

Choose a place

挑选 tiāo xuǎn

to choose / to select

普选 pǔ xuǎn

universal suffrage

候选人 hòu xuǎn rén

candidate / CL:名[ming2]

选民 xuǎn mín

voter / constituency / electorate

选派 xuǎn pài

to select / to detail / to set apart / to appoint

甄选 zhēn xuǎn

to select / to pick

筛选 shāi xuǎn

to filter

选票 xuǎn piào

a vote / ballot / CL:張|张[zhang1]

选秀 xuǎn xiù

to select talented individuals / (sports) draft

竞选 jìng xuǎn

to take part in an election / to run for office

精选 jīng xuǎn

carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow

选聘 xuǎn pìn

recruiting and selecting

选举 xuǎn jǔ

to elect / election / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]

间接选举 jiān jiē xuǎn jǔ

indirect election

差额选举 chā é xuǎn jǔ

competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)

选举权 xuǎn jǔ quán

suffrage

被选举权 bèi xuǎn jǔ quán

the right to be elected / the right to stand for election

补选 bǔ xuǎn

by-election

评选 píng xuǎn

to select on the basis of a vote or consensus

选购 xuǎn gòu

to select and purchase / to buy

贿选 huì xuǎn

to buy votes (in an election)

遴选 lín xuǎn

to pick / to choose / to select

选辑 xuǎn jí

compile / edit

选出 xuǎn chū

to pick out / to select / to elect

选区 xuǎn qū

electoral district / constituency

人选 rén xuǎn

choice of person / candidate

选用 xuǎn yòng

to choose for some purpose / to select and use

大选 dà xuǎn

general election

选项 xuǎn xiàng

to make a choice (between several alternatives) / a choice / an option / an alternative

等额选举 děng é xuǎn jǔ

non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) / single-candidate election