选 xuǎn in a sentence
Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection)
选 (xuǎn) means Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection). Below are 24 of the 41 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请 选 择正确的读音。
Qǐng xuǎnzé zhèngquè de dúyīn.
Please choose the correct pronunciation.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 正确
选 拔标准非常严格。
Xuǎnbá biāozhǔn fēicháng yángé.
The selection criteria are extremely strict.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 选拔
选 举将于下月举行。
Xuǎnjǔ jiāng yú xià yuè jǔxíng.
The election will be held next month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 选举
这是一个很难的 选 择。
Zhè shì yí gè hěn nán de xuǎnzé.
This is a difficult choice.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 选择
他当 选 为学生会主席。
Tā dāngxuǎn wéi xuéshenghuì zhǔxí.
He was elected chair of the student union.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 主席
他以高票当 选 了班长。
Tā yǐ gāo piào dāngxuǎn le bānzhǎng.
He was elected class monitor by a large majority.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 当选
候 选 名单已经公布了。
Hòuxuǎn míngdān yǐjīng gōngbù le.
The list of candidates has been published.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 候选
这是一个明智的 选 择。
Zhè shì yí ge míngzhì de xuǎnzé.
This is a wise choice.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 明智
你可以任意 选 择一个。
Nǐ kěyǐ rènyì xuǎnzé yí ge.
You may choose any one you like.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 任意
对方最终 选 择了投降。
Duìfāng zuìzhōng xuǎnzé le tóuxiáng.
The other side finally chose to surrender.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 投降
他被 选 为学生会委员。
Tā bèi xuǎn wéi xuéshēnghuì wěiyuán.
He was elected a member of the student union committee.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 委员
她毅然 选 择了这条路。
Tā yìrán xuǎnzé le zhè tiáo lù.
She chose this path without hesitation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 毅然
他面临一个重要的 选 择。
Tā miànlín yí ge zhòngyào de xuǎnzé.
He is faced with an important choice.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 面临
他决定竞 选 学生会主席。
Tā juédìng jìngxuǎn xuéshēnghuì zhǔxí.
He decided to run for president of the student union.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 竞选
竞 选 活动持续了一个月。
Jìngxuǎn huódòng chíxù le yí ge yuè.
The election campaign lasted a month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 竞选
协会每年举办一次评 选 。
Xiéhuì měi nián jǔbàn yí cì píngxuǎn.
The association holds a selection once a year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 协会
她连续两年当 选 最佳球员。
Tā liánxù liǎng nián dāngxuǎn zuì jiā qiúyuán.
She was voted best player two years running.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 当选
这次 选 举有好几个党参加。
Zhè cì xuǎnjǔ yǒu hǎojǐ ge dǎng cānjiā.
Several parties are taking part in this election.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 党
店里有好几种款式可以 选 。
Diàn lǐ yǒu hǎojǐ zhǒng kuǎnshì kěyǐ xuǎn.
The shop has several designs to choose from.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 款式
我倾向于 选 择第二个方案。
Wǒ qīngxiàng yú xuǎnzé dì èr ge fāng'àn.
I incline towards the second option.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 倾向
全班同学投票 选 出了班长。
Quán bān tóngxué tóupiào xuǎn chū le bānzhǎng.
The whole class voted to elect the monitor.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 投票
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From the graded readers
我又看了一遍那个网页，发现颜色和尺寸我都 选 错了。
wǒ yòu kànle yī biàn nèigè wǎngyè, fāxiàn yánsè hé chǐcun wǒ dōu xuǎn cuò le / liǎo / liào.
I looked at the web page again and found I'd picked the wrong colour and the wrong size.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
我从小就喜欢画画，可是上大学的时候 选 了别的专业。
wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan huà huà, kěshì shàng dàxué de / dì shíhou xuǎn le / liǎo / liào biéde zhuānyè.
I'd loved drawing since I was small, but at university I chose a different subject.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
选 appears in 41 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 选
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Questions about 选
How is 选 used in a sentence?
This page shows 41 sentences using 选 (xuǎn, "Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 选 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 选 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 选?
The dictionary page for 选 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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