选材 (xuǎn cái) — to select material (for a project, product, or artistic work); to choose suitable personnel (for a role or team)
Definition
选材 means to pick the right material or the right person for a job — used in writing, production, and HR contexts where the choice of input directly shapes the result.
verb
to select material (for a project, product, or artistic work)to choose suitable personnel (for a role or team)
Examples
- 选材。Zhè bù diàn yǐng zài xuǎn cái shàng huā le hěn duō shí jiān.This film spent a lot of time on material selection.
- 选材，。Gōng sī zhè cì xuǎn cái fēi cháng yán gé, zhī zhāo le liǎng gè rén.The company was very strict in selecting personnel this time, only hiring two people.
- ，。Tā xuǎn le hǎo jǐ zhǒng cái, zuì hòu jué dìng yòng mù tou.He selected several kinds of material and finally decided to use wood.
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