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选

xuǎn · xuan

Traditional 選

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Meaning

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  1. to choose
  2. to pick
  3. to select
  4. to elect
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Which lantern?

  1. Dengdeng

    这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)灯笼(dēnglóng)，我们(wǒmen)选(xuǎn)一个(yīgè)吧(ba)。

    There are many lanterns here. Let us pick one.

  2. Liangliang

    红色(hóngsè)的(de)好看(hǎokàn)，还是(háishi)黄色(huángsè)的(de)好看(hǎokàn)？

    Is the red one prettier, or the yellow one?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)选(xuǎn)黄色(huángsè)的(de)。你(nǐ)选(xuǎn)哪个(nǎge)？

    I choose the yellow one. Which do you choose?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)选(xuǎn)不(bù)出来(chūlái)。我(wǒ)两个(liǎnggè)都(dōu)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    I cannot choose. I like both.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)选(xuǎn)红(hóng)的(de)，我(wǒ)选(xuǎn)黄(huáng)的(de)，不(bù)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Then you pick red and I pick yellow. Problem solved?

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)选(xuǎn)她(tā)为(wéi)我(wǒ)们(men)队(duì)的(de)队(duì)长(zhǎng)。

We elected her captain of our team.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)从(cóng)这(zhè)些(xiē)颜(yán)色(sè)中(zhōng)选(xuǎn)一(yí)个(gè)你(nǐ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)。

Please choose your favorite one from these colors.

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