选修
xuǎn xiū
Pinyin

Definition

选修
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xuǎn xiū
  1. optional course (in school)
  2. to take an optional course

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
xiū fù
  1. 1 to restore
  2. 2 to renovate
  3. 3 restoration
  4. 4 (computing) to fix (a bug)
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
zhuāng xiū
  1. 1 to decorate
  2. 2 interior decoration
  3. 3 to fit up
  4. 4 to renovate
xiū jiǎn
  1. 1 to prune
  2. 2 to trim
xiū nu:3
  1. 1 nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
xiū hǎo
  1. 1 to repair (sth broken)
  2. 2 to restore (sth damaged)
  3. 3 to establish friendly relations with
  4. 4 (literary) to do meritorious deeds
xiū jiàn
  1. 1 to build
  2. 2 to construct
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
xiū liàn
  1. 1 (of Taoists) to practice austerities
  2. 2 to practice asceticism
xiū lǐ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to prune
  4. 4 to trim
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
xiū xíng
  1. 1 to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
  2. 2 to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
xiū bǔ
  1. 1 to mend
xiū chē
  1. 1 to repair a bike (car etc)
xiū cháng
  1. 1 slender
  2. 2 lanky
  3. 3 tall and thin
xiū shì
  1. 1 to decorate
  2. 2 to adorn
  3. 3 to dress up
  4. 4 to polish (a written piece)
  5. 5 to qualify or modify (grammar)
xiū yǎng
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 training
  3. 3 self-cultivation
bì xiū
  1. 1 a required course
bì xiū kè
  1. 1 required course
  2. 2 compulsory course

Idioms (5)

不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
  1. 1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
  2. 2 dilapidated
明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion

Sample Sentences

那你也可以遇见别的班的学生,在上选修课的时候。
nà nǐ yě kěyǐ yùjiàn bié de bān de xuésheng ,zài shàng xuǎnxiūkè de shíhou 。
Then you can also run into students from other classes when you take elective courses.
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有的课程是选修课程,有的课程是必修课程。
yǒude kèchéng shì xuǎnxiūkèchéng ,yǒude kèchéng shì bìxiūkèchéng 。
Some courses are elective courses; some courses are required courses.
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同学们,这个是下学期的必修课课表。大家也注意一下自己的学分,如果没有满,选修课也要选足。
tóngxuémen ,zhè ge shì xià xuéqī de bìxiūkè kèbiǎo 。dàjiā yě zhùyì yīxià zìjǐ de xuéfēn ,rúguǒ méiyǒu mǎn ,xuǎnxiūkè yě yào xuǎn zú 。
Students, this is next semester's required course syllabus. Everyone pay close attention to your credits. If you don't have enough, your elective classes will have to make up for it.
那是几年前的情况了。现在,好多大学都采用学分制,也开设了好多选修科目,鼓励学生多接触不同的知识。而且,换专业也比过去容易多了。总之,现在中国大学的制度和氛围早就不像以前那么死板了。
nà shì jǐnián qián de qíngkuàng le 。xiànzài ,hǎo duō dàxué dōu cǎiyòng xuéfēnzhì ,yě kāishè le hǎo duō xuǎnxiū kēmù ,gǔlì xuésheng duō jiēchù bùtóng de zhīshi 。érqiě ,huàn zhuānyè yě bǐ guòqù róngyì duō le 。zǒngzhī ,xiànzài Zhōngguó dàxué de zhìdù hé fēnwéi zǎo jiù bù xiàng yǐqián nàme sǐbǎn le 。
That's how things used to be in the past. Now, a lot of universities are credit-based, and they've started up a lot of elective courses. They encourage students to try out unfamiliar fields of knowledge. And changing your major is much easier today than it used to be. In sum, for a long time now modern Chinese universities' rules and atmosphere haven't been that rigid.
是学校开的选修课,我主讲。 《易经》是国学中的精华,讲讲还是蛮有意思的。
shì xuéxiào kāi de xuǎnxiūkè ,wǒ zhǔjiǎng 。 《Yìjīng 》shì guóxué zhōng de jīnghuá ,jiǎngjiang háishì mán yǒu yìsi de 。
The school started it as an elective course. I'm the lecturer. The I Ching is quintessential to Chinese studies. Speaking on it is quite interesting.