择 (擇)
zé
Pinyin

Definition

择 (擇)
 - 
zé
  1. to select
  2. to choose
  3. to pick over
  4. to pick out
  5. to differentiate
  6. to eliminate
  7. also pr. [zhái]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

箨
tuò
  1. 1 sheath around joints of bamboo

Related Words (14)

选择
xuǎn zé
  1. 1 to select
  2. 2 to pick
  3. 3 choice
  4. 4 option
  5. 5 alternative
抉择
jué zé
  1. 1 to choose (literary)
不择手段
bù zé shǒu duàn
  1. 1 by fair means or foul
  2. 2 by hook or by crook
  3. 3 unscrupulously
择
zé
  1. 1 to select
  2. 2 to choose
  3. 3 to pick over
  4. 4 to pick out
  5. 5 to differentiate
  6. 6 to eliminate
  7. 7 also pr. [zhái]
择偶
zé ǒu
  1. 1 to choose a spouse

Idioms (4)

口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
  1. 1 to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
  2. 2 wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
择善固执
zé shàn gù zhí
  1. 1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
择善而从
zé shàn ér cóng
  1. 1 to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
饥不择食
jī bù zé shí
  1. 1 when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
  2. 2 When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.

Sample Sentences

要不这样，择日不如撞日，我们今晚吃顿饭吧，我现在就去接您。
yàobù zhèyàng ，zérìbùrúzhuàngrì ，wǒmen jīnwǎn chī dùn fàn ba ，wǒ xiànzài jiù qù jiē nín 。
What about this? There's no better day than today, let's have dinner this evening. I'll go pick you up right now.
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动物在不同的自然环境中，为了生存它们会慢慢透过繁殖、变异而演化出形形色色功能不同的颜色，而这些颜色是由自然选择决定的。
dòngwù zài bùtóng de zìrán huánjìng zhōng ，wèile shēngcún tāmen huì mànmàn tòuguò fánzhí 、biànyì ér yǎnhuà chū xíngxíngsèsè gōngnéng bùtóng de yánsè ，ér zhèxiē yánsè shì yóu zìránxuǎnzé juédìng de 。
Animals living in different natural environments will mutate and evolve into having a variety of functions and different colors for their survival. These mutations are based on natural selection.
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比如用户家里有一台液晶电视需要回收，就可以打开“垃圾分类回收”，选择品类、品牌、使用年限、尺寸、屏幕外观、功能状况等选项，最后系统会自动计算出一个预估回收价（最终成交价以上门面议为准）。
bǐrú yònghù jiālǐ yǒu yī tái yèjīng diànshì xūyào huíshōu ，jiù kěyǐ dǎkāi “lājī fēnlèi huíshōu ”，xuǎnzé pǐnlèi 、pǐnpái 、shǐyòng niánxiàn 、chǐcun 、píngmù wàiguān 、gōngnéng zhuàngkuàng děng xuǎnxiàng ，zuìhòu xìtǒng huì zìdòng jìsuàn chū yīgē yùgū huíshōu jià （zuìzhōng chéngjiāojià yǐ shàngmén miànyì wéizhǔn ）。
For example, if there is an LCD TV in the user's home that needs to be recycled, you can open the “Garbage Collection and Recycling” and select options such as category, brand, age, size, screen appearance, and functional status. Finally, the system will automatically calculate an estimated recovery price (The final transaction price is when the collector goes for pickup)
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可不是嘛，如果想要带一些跌打损伤的药品，可以选择香港国际机场一号航站楼的余仁生，那里的保健品都是纯中药的，价格比它的原产国新加坡还便宜，买一些家中常备药经济实惠。
kěbushì ma ，rúguǒ xiǎngyào dài yīxiē diēdǎsǔnshāng de yàopǐn ，kěyǐ xuǎnzé Xiānggǎng guójì jīchǎng yīhào hángzhànlóu de Yúrénshēng ，nàli de bǎojiàn pǐn dōu shì chún Zhōngyào de ，jiàgé bǐ tā de yuánchǎn guó Xīnjiāpō hái biànyí ，mǎi yīxiē jiā zhōng chángbèi yào jīngjì shíhuì 。
Right? If you want to get some medicine for cuts and bruises, you can go to the Eu Yan Sang in Terminal 1 of Hong Kong International Airport. The health products are all pure traditional Chinese medicine, and the price is cheaper than in Singapore, the country of origin, so you can stock up on everyday medicine for a cheap price.
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我早就说应该去吃自助的，按需取菜，选择丰富又不会浪费。
wǒ zǎo jiù shuō yīnggāi qù chī zìzhù de ，àn xū qǔ cài ，xuǎnzé fēngfù yòu bùhuì làngfèi 。
I told you we should have gone for buffet. Not only we don’t waste by taking only what we need but the selection is excellent.
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好的。签半年的月费是800元，办卡手续费是50元。您可以选择每个月付800元或是一次性付清半年费用，有9折优惠。
hǎo de 。qiān bànnián de yuè fèi shì yuán ，bàn kǎ shǒuxù fèi shì yuán 。nín kěyǐ xuǎnzé měigè yuè fù yuán huòshì yīcìxìng fùqīng bànnián fèiyòng ，yǒu shé yōuhuì 。
Ok. The monthly fee for half a year is 800 yuan, and the card handling fee is 50 yuan. You can choose to pay 800 yuan per month or get a 10% off when you pay the half-year fee in a lump sum.
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我们的健身房可以选择签半年、一年或者两年的合同。签两年的月费最便宜您想签多久呢？
wǒmen de jiànshēnfáng kěyǐ xuǎnzé qiān bànnián 、yī nián huòzhě liǎng nián de hétong 。qiān liǎng nián de yuè fèi zuì piányi nín xiǎng qiān duōjiǔ ne ？
Our gymnasium offers half, one year or two years contract. The monthly fee for a two years contract is the most economical. Which one would you like?
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又想要大房子，又想要附近的交通方便。鱼与熊掌不可兼得，只能选择一个。所以想住大房子，就得住郊区。住小房子，就可以住在市区，但是就比较贵。
yòu xiǎngyào dà fángzi ，yòu xiǎngyào fùjìn de jiāotōng fāngbiàn 。yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé ，zhǐnéng xuǎnzé yī ge 。suǒyǐ xiǎng zhù dà fángzi ，jiù děi zhù jiāoqū 。zhù xiǎo fángzi ，jiù kěyǐ zhù zài shìqū ，dànshì jiù bǐjiào guì 。
You want a big house and also convenient transportation. You cannot have it both ways. You can only choose one. So if you want a big house,  you have to live in the suburbs. If you choose a small one, you can live downtown, but it’s more expensive.
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随着控烟措施的加强，电子烟成为不少年轻烟民追捧的新选择。
suízhe kòngyān cuòshī de jiāqiáng ，diànzǐyān chéngwéi bùshǎo niánqīng yānmín zhuīpěng de xīn xuǎnzé 。
With the rise of tobacco control measures, young smokers have turned to electronic cigarettes as a new option.
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领英发布的《第一份工作趋势洞察》报告显示，在“第一份工作在职时间”方面，区别于七零后（四年半）、八零后（三年半）、九零后（十九个月），九五后的第一份工作平均在职七个月就会选择辞职。
Lǐngyīng fābù de 《dìyī fèn gōngzuò qūshì dòngchá 》bàogào xiǎnshì ，zài “dìyī fèn gōngzuò zàizhí shíjiān ”fāngmiàn ，qūbié yú qīlínghòu （sì nián bàn ）、bālínghòu （sān nián bàn ）、jiǔlínghòu （shíjiǔ ge yuè ），jiǔwǔhòu de dìyī fèn gōngzuò píngjūn zàizhí qī ge yuè jiù huì xuǎnzé cízhí 。
The "First Work Trends Insights" report released by LinkedIn shows “The duration of workers in their first job” varies by age group, 70 (4 years and a half), 80 (3 and a half years), 90 (19 months) and 95 is an average of 7 months.
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