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甄选 (zhēn xuǎn) — to select carefully; to pick with scrutiny

Definition

Formal written verb meaning 'to select carefully / pick with scrutiny' — stronger and more deliberate than the everyday 选 or 挑选, and fits official, business, or evaluative contexts.

verb
to select carefullyto pick with scrutiny

Examples

  • 甄选。
    Gōng sī cóng dà liàng yìng pìn zhě zhōng zhēn xuǎn hé shì de rén cái.
    The company selects suitable talent from a large pool of applicants.
  • ，甄选。
    Píng wěi jīng guò duō cì tǎo lùn, zuì zhōng zhēn xuǎn le wǔ míng xuǎn shǒu jìn rù jué sài.
    After many discussions, the judges finally selected five contestants for the finals.
  • 甄选。
    Zhè jiā diàn zhī zhēn xuǎn zuì hǎo de yuán liào lái zhì zuò shí pǐn.
    This shop only selects the best ingredients to make food.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

甄zhēnscrutinize
选xuǎnchoose

甄 contributes careful scrutiny and 选 contributes choosing, so the word stresses choosing with care.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
瓦瓦wǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
垔
垔yīn甄zhēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

甄 is built from 瓦, a tile or pottery piece, as the meaning part, and 垔 as the sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 選; 选 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
巽
巽xùn選xuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 選 combines 止 with 巽, which gives the sound xùn; its sense of choosing is explained as rejecting or sending someone back. Simplified 选 is a shorthand.

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