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拣

jiǎn · jian

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to choose
  2. to pick
  3. to sort out
  4. to pick up
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Picking beans

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)拣(jiǎn)什么(shénme)？

    Dengdeng, what are you picking?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)拣(jiǎn)豆子(dòuzi)，把(bǎ)坏(huài)的(de)拣(jiǎn)出来(chūlái)。

    I am sorting beans and picking out the bad ones.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)，坏(huài)的(de)放(fàng)哪儿(nǎr)？

    I will help. Where do the bad ones go?

  4. Dengdeng

    放(fàng)这个(zhège)碗(wǎn)里(lǐ)，好(hǎo)的(de)放(fàng)那边(nàbian)。

    Put them in this bowl. Good ones go over there.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)拣(jiǎn)了(le)半小时(bànxiǎoshí)，好(hǎo)的(de)比(bǐ)坏(huài)的(de)还(hái)少(shǎo)！

    I sorted for half an hour, and there are fewer good ones than bad ones!

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)把(bǎ)好(hǎo)的(de)也(yě)拣(jiǎn)出来(chūlái)了(le)？

    Did you pick out the good ones too?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)市(shì)场(chǎng)上(shàng)拣(jiǎn)了(le)几(jǐ)个(gè)新(xīn)鲜(xiān)的(de)苹(píng)果(guǒ)。

She picked a few fresh apples at the market.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)地(dì)上(shàng)的(de)垃(lā)圾(jī)拣(jiǎn)起(qǐ)来(lái)扔(rēng)进(jìn)垃(lā)圾(jī)桶(tǒng)。

He picked up the trash on the ground and threw it into the trash can.

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