择 (zé / zhái) means To select (choose), Pick over. Below are 19 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
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
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
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
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
为了赢得比赛，他不 择 手段。
Wèile yíngdé bǐsài, tā bùzéshǒuduàn.
He stopped at nothing in order to win the match.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不择手段
面对压迫，他们选 择 了反抗。
Miànduì yāpò, tāmen xuǎnzé le fǎnkàng.
Faced with oppression, they chose to resist.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反抗
他倔强地坚持了自己的选 择 。
Tā juéjiàng de jiānchí le zìjǐ de xuǎnzé.
He stubbornly stuck to his own choice.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 倔强
他在两个选 择 之间摇摆不定。
Tā zài liǎng ge xuǎnzé zhījiān yáobǎi bùdìng.
He wavered between the two choices.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 摇摆
父母不应过多干涉孩子的选 择 。
Fùmǔ bù yīng guò duō gānshè háizi de xuǎnzé.
Parents should not interfere too much in their children's choices.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 干涉
他选 择 了和解，而不是打官司。
Tā xuǎnzé le héjiě, ér bú shì dǎ guānsi.
He chose to settle rather than go to court.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 和解
你可以选 择 坐地铁或者公共汽车。
Nǐ kěyǐ xuǎnzé zuò dìtiě huòzhě gōnggòng qìchē.
You can choose to take the subway or the bus.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 选择
现代社会的信息爆炸让人难以选 择 。
Xiàndài shèhuì de xìnxī bàozhà ràng rén nányǐ xuǎnzé.
The information explosion of modern society makes choosing difficult.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 爆炸
做生意也要讲原则，不能不 择 手段。
Zuò shēngyi yě yào jiǎng yuánzé, bù néng bùzéshǒuduàn.
Business too needs principles; you cannot use any means available.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不择手段
这是不得已的选 择 ，不是最好的选 择 。
Zhè shì bùdéyǐ de xuǎnzé, bú shì zuì hǎo de xuǎnzé.
This is a choice made out of necessity, not the best choice.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 不得已
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Words that contain 择
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Questions about 择
How is 择 used in a sentence?
This page shows 19 sentences using 择 (zé / zhái, "To select (choose), Pick over"), 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 择 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 择 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 择?
The dictionary page for 择 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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