() — to select, to choose (formal/literary)

Definition

择 is the formal/literary 'to select / to choose' — nearly always seen in compounds like 选择 or 择定 rather than used alone. The everyday verb is 选.

verb
to selectto choose (formal/literary)

Examples

  • Zhè ge fāng àn xū yào wǒ men zǐ xì zé yōu.
    This plan requires us to carefully select the best.
  • Gōng sī míng tiān jiāng zé dìng xīn de jīng lǐ.
    The company will select and appoint a new manager tomorrow.
  • Jié hūn qián tā men shèn zhòng dì zé dìng le jí rì.
    Before the wedding, they carefully selected an auspicious date.

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