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Meaning of

Pinyin xuǎn
Radical
Strokes
9
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.
lìng xuǎn
Alternative
xuǎn zhǐ
to select a suitable site / site / location
dāng xuǎn
to be elected
jiǎn xuǎn
to select / to sort out
xuǎn zé
to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative
shèn xuǎn
Choose carefully
xuǎn shǒu
athlete / contestant
xuǎn bá
to select the best
xuǎn zé tí
multiple-choice question
xuǎn zé xìng
selective / selectiveness / selectivity
zì rán xuǎn zé
natural selection
xuǎn zé quán
option
bié wú xuǎn zé
to have no other choice
xuǎn zé de
Choose a place
tiāo xuǎn
to choose / to select
pǔ xuǎn
universal suffrage
hòu xuǎn rén
candidate / CL:名[ming2]
xuǎn mín
voter / constituency / electorate
xuǎn pài
to select / to detail / to set apart / to appoint
zhēn xuǎn
to select / to pick
shāi xuǎn
to filter
xuǎn piào
a vote / ballot / CL:張|张[zhang1]
xuǎn xiù
to select talented individuals / (sports) draft
jìng xuǎn
to take part in an election / to run for office
jīng xuǎn
carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow
xuǎn pìn
recruiting and selecting
xuǎn jǔ
to elect / election / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
jiān jiē xuǎn jǔ
indirect election
chā é xuǎn jǔ
competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
xuǎn jǔ quán
suffrage
bèi xuǎn jǔ quán
the right to be elected / the right to stand for election
bǔ xuǎn
by-election
píng xuǎn
to select on the basis of a vote or consensus
xuǎn gòu
to select and purchase / to buy
贿 huì xuǎn
to buy votes (in an election)
lín xuǎn
to pick / to choose / to select
xuǎn jí
compile / edit
xuǎn chū
to pick out / to select / to elect
xuǎn qū
electoral district / constituency
rén xuǎn
choice of person / candidate
xuǎn yòng
to choose for some purpose / to select and use
dà xuǎn
general election
xuǎn xiàng
to make a choice (between several alternatives) / a choice / an option / an alternative
děng é xuǎn jǔ
non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats) / single-candidate election

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yhgu
Zhengma
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Four Corner
34301
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