拣 (揀)
jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

拣 (揀)
 - 
jiǎn
  1. to choose
  2. to pick
  3. to sort out
  4. to pick up

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

挑三拣四
tiāo sān jiǎn sì
  1. 1 to be picky
  2. 2 to be choosy
挑拣
tiāo jiǎn
  1. 1 to pick and choose
  2. 2 to select
拣
jiǎn
  1. 1 to choose
  2. 2 to pick
  3. 3 to sort out
  4. 4 to pick up
拣起
jiǎn qǐ
  1. 1 to pick up
拣选
jiǎn xuǎn
  1. 1 to select
  2. 2 to sort out

Idioms (1)

拣佛烧香
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng
  1. 1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

Sample Sentences

我们过了江，进了车站。我买票，他忙着照看行李。行李太多了，得向脚夫行些小费，才可过去。他便又忙着和他们讲价钱。我那时真是聪明过分，总觉他说话不大漂亮，非自己插嘴不可。但他终于讲定了价钱；就送我上车。他给我拣定了靠车门的一张椅子；我将他给我做的紫毛大衣铺好坐位。
wǒmen guò le jiāng ，jìn le chēzhàn 。wǒ mǎi piào ，tā máng zhe zhàokàn xíngli 。xíngli tài duō le ，děi xiàng jiǎofū xíng xiē xiǎofèi ，cái kě guòqù 。tā biàn yòu máng zhe hé tāmen jiǎng jiàqian 。wǒ nàshí zhēn shì cōngming guòfèn ，zǒng jué tā shuōhuà bùdà piàoliang ，fēi zìjǐ chāzuǐ bù kě 。dàn tā zhōngyú jiǎngdìng le jiàqian ；jiù sòng wǒ shàngchē 。tā gěi wǒ jiǎndìng le kào chēmén de yīzhāng yǐzi ；wǒ jiāng tā gěi wǒ zuò de zǐmáo dàyī pū hǎo zuò wèi 。
We crossed the river and got into the station. I bought the tickets, while he watched over the luggage. There was just too much luggage. We had to give the porter a tip in order to pass. So my dad began bargaining with them to fix a price. I really was full of it then, I thought my father making a fool of himself and I just couldn't help but jump in. Yet, he eventually fixed a price and helped me board the train. He had selected a seat by the door for me and I spread the purple fur coat he had handmade for me on the seat.
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