拣 (jiǎn) — to pick, to choose (from a group, often with care or by sorting); to pick up (something from the ground)
Definition
拣 (jiǎn) means 'to pick out / sort through' with a focus on choosing carefully from a group. Versus 捡 ('pick up from the ground'), which is just the physical act of retrieving; 拣 implies selection.
verb
to pickto choose (from a group, often with care or by sorting)to pick up (something from the ground)
Easily confused
- 抛pāolook-aliketo throw, to toss, to fling
- 剪jiǎnsound-aliketo cut with scissors; to trim
- 搀chānlook-aliketo take by the arm and assist (e.g., an elderly or injured person)
- 捡jiǎnsound-aliketo pick up; to collect; to gather
- 报bàolook-aliketo report, to announce
- 减jiǎnsound-aliketo reduce, to decrease, to subtract
Examples
- 拣。Nǐ jiǎn jǐ jiàn gān jìng de yī fu dài zǒu.Pick a few clean clothes to take with you.
- 拣。Tā bǎ làn le de cài yè jiǎn chū lái diū diào.She picked out the rotten leaves and threw them away.
- ，拣。Dì shàng yǒu zhāng chāo piào, tā wān yāo jiǎn le qǐ lái.There was a banknote on the ground, he bent down and picked it up.
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