選擇

See also: 选择 and 選択

Chinese

		to choose; to pick; to select to choose; to pick; to select; to elect	pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick
trad. (選擇)		選	擇
simp. (选择)		选	择

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xuǎnzé

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xuan³ ze²
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun² zaak⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sién-chhe̍t / sién-chet
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): soán-te̍k / soán-tia̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): suêng² doh⁸ / suang² doh⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuǎnzé
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuǎnzé
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan³-tsê²
  - Yale: sywǎn-dzé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuantzer
  - Palladius: сюаньцзэ (sjuanʹczɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xuan³ ze²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xuanze
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyan⁵³ t͡sɛ²¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun² zaak⁶
  - Yale: syún jaahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn² dzaak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun² zag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːn³⁵ t͡saːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sién-chhe̍t / sién-chet
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien^ˋ ced / xien^ˋ zed^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian³ ced⁶ / xian³ zed⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯en³¹ t͡sʰet̚⁵/, /si̯en³¹ t͡set̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-te̍k
  - Tâi-lô: suán-ti̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soafndek
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-tia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: suán-tia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soafndiak
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiak̚²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: suêng² doh⁸ / suang² doh⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suéng to̍h / suáng to̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sueŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ toʔ⁴/, /suaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ toʔ⁴/

Note:

suêng2 doh8 - Chaozhou;
suang2 doh8 - Shantou, Jieyang.

Verb

選擇

to choose; to select; to pick; to make a choice
可供選擇／可供选择 ― kě gōng xuǎnzé ― to choose from

你們選擇了一條困難之路。 [MSC, trad.]
你们选择了一条困难之路。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐmen xuǎnzé le yī tiáo kùnnan zhī lù. [Pinyin]
You have all chosen a difficult path.

為什麼那麼多非法移民選擇美國？ [MSC, trad.]
为什么那么多非法移民选择美国？ [MSC, simp.]
Wèishénme nàme duō fēifǎ yímín xuǎnzé Měiguó? [Pinyin]
Why do so many illegal immigrants choose America?

Synonyms

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取 (qǔ)
取捨 / 取舍 (qǔshě)
抉擇 / 抉择 (juézé)
挑選 / 挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
掄 / 抡 (lún) (literary)
採擇 / 采择 (cǎizé)
揀 / 拣 (jiǎn)
揀擇 / 拣择 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
揀選 / 拣选 (jiǎnxuǎn)
摘
摘揀 / 摘拣 (Hokkien)
看中 (kànzhòng)
相中
簡 / 简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
選中 / 选中 (xuǎnzhòng)
選取 / 选取 (xuǎnqǔ)
選定 / 选定 (xuǎndìng)

Dialectal synonyms of 選 (“to choose”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		選, 擇
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	挑, 揀
	Taiwan	挑, 選
	Chengde	挑, 揀
	Chifeng	挑, 選擇, 揀
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	揀選
	Heihe	挑, 選, 揀
	Qiqihar	挑, 選, 揀
	Harbin	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Jiamusi	挑, 選
	Baicheng	挑, 選
	Changchun	挑
	Tonghua	挑
	Shenyang	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Jinzhou	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Singapore	選
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	挑, 揀
	Tangshan	挑, 揀
	Cangzhou	挑, 揀
	Baoding	挑, 揀, 選
	Shijiazhuang	挑
	Lijin	挑, 揀
	Jinan	挑, 揀
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	挑
	Dandong	挑, 挑選, 揀
	Yantai	挑
	Yantai (Muping)	挑
	Qingdao	挑, 揀
	Zhucheng	剔, 揀
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	揀, 挑, 選
	Lingbao	挑, 揀
	Jining	挑, 剔
	Wanrong	揀, 挑
	Linfen	挑揀
	Shangqiu	挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
	Yuanyang	挑, 選, 揀
	Zhengzhou	挑, 揀
	Xinyang	擇
	Baihe	挑, 選
	Xi'an	挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇
	Baoji	挑, 挑選, 揀
	Tianshui	選擇, 揀
	Xining	揀, 挑
	Xuzhou	挑, 選, 揀
	Fuyang	挑, 選, 選擇
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	挑, 選擇, 選, 揀
	Lanzhou	挑, 揀
	Dunhuang	揀
	Hami	挑
	Ürümqi	挑, 揀, 選
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	挑, 選
	Nanchong	挑, 選, 選擇
	Dazhou	挑選
	Hanyuan	挑
	Xichang	挑, 挑選
	Zigong	選, 找
	Chongqing	挑, 刁
	Wuhan	擇, 挑, 選, 選擇
	Yichang	挑, 選, 揀
	Xiangyang	挑, 選, 選擇
	Tianmen	挑, 選, 選擇
	Guiyang	揀, 選, 挑選
	Zunyi	選
	Bijie	挑
	Liping	挑, 挑選
	Zhaotong	刁
	Dali	挑選
	Kunming	挑選, 揀
	Mengzi	挑
	Guilin	選
	Guilin (Lingui)	選
	Liuzhou	挑, 選, 選擇
	Changde	選
	Hanzhong	挑, 選, 揀
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	挑, 揀
	Yangzhou	揀, 挑, 選
	Lianyungang	挑, 選, 揀
	Lianshui	揀
	Nantong	挑, 揀
	Anqing	挑, 選, 揀
	Wuhu	揀, 挑, 選
	Hefei	揀, 選, 挑
	Hong'an	擇, 選, 挑
Cantonese	Guangzhou	揀, 挑
	Hong Kong	揀
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	揀
	Macau	揀
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	揀
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	揀
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	揀
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	揀
	Foshan	揀
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	揀
	Foshan (Shunde)	揀
	Foshan (Sanshui)	揀
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	揀
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	揀
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	揀
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	揀
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	揀
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	揀
	Taishan	揀
	Kaiping (Chikan)	揀
	Enping (Niujiang)	揀
	Heshan (Yayao)	揀
	Dongguan	揀
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	揀
	Yangjiang	揀
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	揀
	Singapore (Guangfu)	揀
Gan	Nanchang	揀
	Lichuan	揀, 擇
	Pingxiang	揀
Hakka	Meixian	挑, 擇
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	揀
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	揀, 擇
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	揀
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	揀
	Wengyuan	擇
	Liannan	揀
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	揀
	Jiexi	擇
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	擇
	Changting	擇
	Wuping (Yanqian)	擇
	Ninghua	擇
	Yudu	擇
	Ningdu	揀, 擇
	Tonggu (Sandu)	揀, 擇
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	擇
	Dayu	擇
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	揀, 擇
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	揀, 擇
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	揀, 擇
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	揀, 擇
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	揀, 擇
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擇
	Hong Kong	擇
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	揀
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	揀
	Xinyi (Sihe)	揀
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	揀
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	揀
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	揀
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	揀
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	擇
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	揀
	Mengshan (Xihe)	選
	Luchuan	揀
	Sabah (Bao'an)	揀
	Senai (Huiyang)	揀
Huizhou	Jixi	揀, 擇
Huizhou	Shexian	擇, 揀
Jin	Taiyuan	挑
	Yangyuan	挑, 選擇, 選, 揀
	Datong	挑
	Xinzhou	挑, 選
	Lüliang (Lishi)	挑, 揀
	Changzhi	揀, 挑揀
	Linhe	揀, 挑, 挑選
	Jining	挑, 選擇
	Hohhot	挑, 揀
	Erenhot	挑
	Pingshan	挑, 揀
	Zhangjiakou	挑, 揀
	Handan	挑, 挑揀
	Linzhou	挑, 揀
	Suide	挑, 選, 揀
Northern Min	Jian'ou	剔, 擇
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	揀, 挑, 選
Southern Min	Xiamen	揀, 選
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	揀
	Quanzhou	揀, 選
	Zhangzhou	揀, 選, 揀擇
	Singapore (Hokkien)	選, 揀
	Manila (Hokkien)	揀, 選
	Chaozhou	擇, 揀
	Bangkok (Teochew)	揀
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	選
	Singapore (Teochew)	揀, 選
	Batam (Teochew)	選
	Leizhou	揀, 挑
	Wenchang	揀, 選
	Haikou	揀
	Qionghai	揀, 選
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	選
Wu	Shanghai	揀, 選
	Shanghai (Chongming)	挑, 揀
	Suzhou	揀, 挑
	Danyang	挑, 揀, 選
	Hangzhou	挑
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	挑, 選, 擇揀
	Ningbo	揀
	Wenzhou	揀, 挑, 剔
	Jinhua	擇
Xiang	Changsha	選, 挑, 揀
	Loudi	擇
	Shuangfeng	擇, 揀, 挑

Derived terms

擇業 / 择业 (zéyè)
選擇性 / 选择性 (xuǎnzéxìng)
選擇權 / 选择权 (xuǎnzéquán)
選擇題 / 选择题 (xuǎnzétí)

Related terms

採用／采用 (cǎiyòng)
選用／选用 (xuǎnyòng)

Noun

選擇

choice; selection; option
明智的選擇／明智的选择 ― míngzhì de xuǎnzé ― wise choice

Synonyms

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選件 / 选件 (xuǎnjiàn)
選項 / 选项 (xuǎnxiàng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (選擇):

→ Japanese: 選択(せんたく) (sentaku)
→ Korean: 선택(選擇) (seontaek)
→ Vietnamese: tuyển trạch (選擇)

Korean

Hanja in this term
選	擇

Noun

選擇 • (seontaek) (hangeul 선택)

hanja form^? of 선택 (“selection, choice”)