擇 (zaak6 | ze2 zhai2) : select, choose

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擇

zaak6

ze2 zhai2

select; choose; pick; determine

Pinyin "ze2" is more commonly used; "zhai2" is confined to some colloquial terms.

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

擇 / 择

This word has been viewed 6315 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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選擇 syun2 zaak6 xuan3 ze2 = choose; select

揀擇 gaan2 zaak6 = choosy; nitpicking 粵

揀飲擇食 gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6 = picky eater 粵

擇日 zaak6 jat6*2 = choose an auspicious day

擇食 zaak6 sik6 = to be a fussy eater

不擇手段 bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6 bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4 = by fair means or foul; unscrupulously; by hook or by crook 國

不擇手段的 bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6 dik1 = unscrupulous 國

選擇題 syun2 zaak6 tai4 xuan3 ze2 ti2 = multiple choice question

抉擇 kyut3 zaak6 jue2 ze2 = to decide; a (major) decision

飢不擇食 gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6 = beggars can't be choosers; when very hungry, eat whatever is available
See all 13 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 擇
Unicode code for this character: U+64c7 (off-site link)

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