擇 [择]

Jyutping zaak6
Pinyin zé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to select
  2. to choose
  3. to pick over
  4. to pick out
  5. to differentiate
  6. to eliminate
  7. also pr. [zhai2]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to select/to choose/to pick over/to pick out/to differentiate/to eliminate/also pr. [zhái]/to determine
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    揀
    to select; to choose; to pick (esp date/time for ceremonies?)
    • 選擇
      选择
      syun2 zaak6
      to select
    • 抉擇
      抉择
      kyut3 zaak6
      to choose
    • 好多人都鍾意睇通勝擇日結婚。
      好多人都钟意睇通胜择日结婚。
      hou2 do1 jan4 dou1 zung1 ji3 tai2 tung1 sing3 zaak6 jat2 git3 fan1.
      Many people like to refer to Chinese fortune guides to choose the date of wedding.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to select; to choose; to pick out
    (syn.) 選擇, 找, 挑揀, 選, 挑選, 刁, 擇, 揀選, 揀, 揀擇, 剔, 挑
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. select, choose, pick out
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    QEQ
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    QWLJ
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级汉字表 #279
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    选择什么是“对”或“错”是一项艰难的任务，我们却必须要完成它。
    選擇什麼是“對”或“錯”是一項艱難的任務，我們卻必須要完成它。
    xuǎn zé shén me shì “ duì ” huò “ cuò ” shì yī xiàng jiān nán de rèn wu ， wǒ men què bì xū yào wán chéng tā 。
    • It is a difficult task, choosing what is "right" or "wrong", but you have to do it.
    • It's difficult choosing between what's right and what's wrong, but you have to make the choice.
  2. Mandarin
    我还有其他选择吗？
    我還有其他選擇嗎？
    wǒ hái yǒu qí tā xuǎn zé ma ？
    • Do I have any other choice?
  3. Mandarin
    你可以选择红茶，咖啡或牛奶。
    你可以選擇紅茶，咖啡或牛奶。
    nǐ kě yǐ xuǎn zé hóng chá ， kā fēi huò niú nǎi 。
    • You have a choice of black tea, coffee, or milk.
  4. Mandarin
    我可以在茶和咖啡之间做个选择。
    我可以在茶和咖啡之間做個選擇。
    wǒ kě yǐ zài chá hé kā fēi zhī jiān zuò gè xuǎn zé 。
    • I was offered the choice of tea or coffee.
    • I can choose between tea and coffee.
  5. Mandarin
    除了打架，我们别无选择。
    除了打架，我們別無選擇。
    chú le dǎ jià ， wǒ men bié wú xuǎn zé 。
    • We had no alternative but to fight.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔应该咁拣饮择食。
    你唔應該咁揀飲擇食。
    nei5 m4 jing1 goi1 gam3 gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6 。
    • You shouldn't be so picky about food.
  2. Cantonese
    作出选择，就一定要作出牺牲，啫系放弃一样嘢，去获得第二样嘢。
    作出選擇，就一定要作出犧牲，啫係放棄一樣嘢，去獲得第二樣嘢。
    zok3 ceot1 syun2 zaak6 ， zau6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 zok3 ceot1 hei1 sang1 ， ze1 hai6 fong3 hei3 jat1 joeng6 je5 ， heoi3 wok6 dak1 dai6 ji6 joeng6 je5 。
    • Making a choice always means making a sacrifice, giving up one thing for another.
  3. Cantonese
    单身嘅人有更加大嘅自由去选择自己想做嘅事，社交唔使处处受到束缚。
    單身嘅人有更加大嘅自由去選擇自己想做嘅事，社交唔使處處受到束縛。
    daan1 san1 ge3 jan4 jau5 gang3 gaa1 daai6 ge3 zi6 jau4 heoi3 syun2 zaak6 zi6 gei2 soeng2 zou6 ge3 si6 ， se5 gaau1 m4 si2 cyu3 cyu3 sau6 dou3 cuk1 bok3 。
    • Single people enjoy more freedom to do what they want and enjoy living a less restricted social life.
  4. Cantonese
    我哋冇其他选择。
    我哋冇其他選擇。
    ngo5 dei2 mou5 kei4 taa1 syun2 zaak6 。
    • We don't have another choice.
  5. Cantonese
    𠮶个细路好拣饮择食。
    嗰個細路好揀飲擇食。
    go2 go3 sai3 lou6 hou3 gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6 。
    • That child is a picky eater.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢度有啲平价啲嘅选择。
    呢度有啲平價啲嘅選擇。
    nei1 dou6 jau5 di1 peng4 gaa3 di1 ge3 syun2 zaak6
    • There are some cheaper choice here.
  2. Cantonese
    呢个系帮主嘅选择。
    呢個係幫主嘅選擇。
    nei1 go3 hai6 bong1 zyu2 ge3 syun2 zaak6.
    • This is the choice of our leader.
  3. Cantonese
    唔使担心，个测验好hea，做50条选择题啫。
    唔使擔心，個測驗好hea，做50條選擇題啫。
    m4 sai2 daam1 sam1, go3 caak1 jim6 hou2 he3, zou6 ng5 sap6 tiu4 syun2 zaak6 tai4 ze1.
    • Don't worry, the test is not challenging at all; it's just 50 multiple choice questions.
  4. Cantonese
    呢间扒房有好多唔同部位同级数选择，丰俭由人，咩budget都啱食。
    呢間扒房有好多唔同部位同級數選擇，豐儉由人，咩budget都啱食。
    ni1 gaan1 paa2 fong4 jau5 hou2 do1 m4 tung4 bou6 wai6 tung4 kap1 sou3 syun2 zaak6, fung1 gim6 jau4 jan4, me1 bat1 zik6 dou1 ngaam1 sik6.
    • This steakhouse provides numerous parts of steak meat and levels of steak doneness for one to choose from, so one can order their steak according to their own liking. It's suitable for any budget to eat at.
  5. Cantonese
    最佳选择
    最佳選擇
    zeoi3 gaai1 syun2 zaak6
    • the best choice
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你以为你还有别的选择吗？
    你以為你還有別的選擇嗎？
    nǐ yǐ wéi nǐ hái yǒu bié de xuǎn zé ma ？
    • You think you have other options?
  2. Mandarin
    而那些生活在光环中的明星和名人们，曾经也有过类似的经历，他们难忘的往事中也不乏趣闻和囧事……李想在高三时选择放弃高考，却成功创业，身价上亿。
    而那些生活在光環中的明星和名人們，曾經也有過類似的經歷，他們難忘的往事中也不乏趣聞和囧事……李想在高三時選擇放棄高考，卻成功創業，身價上億。
    ér nà xiē shēng huó zài guāng huán zhōng de míng xīng hé míng rén men ， céng jīng yě yǒu guò lèi sì de jīng lì ， tā men nán wàng de wǎng shì zhōng yě bù fá qù wén hé jiǒng shì ． ． ． ． ． ． lǐ xiǎng zài gāo sān shí xuǎn zé fàng qì gāo kǎo ， què chéng gōng chuàng yè ， shēn jià shàng yì ．
    • The celebrities and notabilities now living under spotlights used to have similar experiences; there was no lack of amusing anecdotes and embarrassing moments in their unforgettable pasts ... Li Xiang dropped out of school during the third year of high school, choosing not to take the University Entrance Examination. Instead, he successfully started an enterprise, now worth hundreds of millions.
  3. Mandarin
    如下三者任择其一。
    如下三者任擇其一。
    rú xià sān zhě rèn zé qí yī ．
    • There are three alternatives.
  4. Mandarin
    为什么那么多移民选择加拿大？
    為什麼那麼多移民選擇加拿大？
    wèi shén me nà me duō yí mín xuǎn zé jiā ná dà ？
    • Why do so many migrants choose Canada?
  5. Mandarin
    准确的形象定位是成功经营品牌的基础，消费者选择酷儿，正是因为其形象定位符合消费者的心理需求。
    準確的形象定位是成功經營品牌的基礎，消費者選擇酷兒，正是因為其形象定位符合消費者的心理需求。
    zhǔn què de xíng xiàng dìng wèi shì chéng gōng jīng yíng pǐn pái de jī chǔ ， xiāo fèi zhě xuǎn zé kù ér ， zhèng shì yīn wèi qí xíng xiàng dìng wèi fú hé xiāo fèi zhě de xīn lǐ xū qiú ．
    • Precise positioning is foundational to successfully operating a brand. Consumers choose Qoo exactly because its positioning matches their psychological needs.