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挑选
tiāoxuǎn
Main
English Definitionto choose; to select
Simplified Script挑选
Traditional Script挑選
Pinyintiāoxuǎn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)tiu1syun2
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=6
Word Decomposition
挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
选xuǎnto choose; to pick; to select; to elect

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Words With Same Head Word    
挑剔tiāotipicky; fussy
挑食tiāoshíto be picky about food
挑刺tiāocìto carp; nitpicking; petty criticism
挑三拣四tiāo sān jiǎn sìto be picky; to be choosy
挑拣tiāojiǎnto pick and choose; to select
Words With Same Tail Word    
当选dāngxuǎnto be elected; to be selected
人选rénxuǎnchoice of person; candidate
大选dàxuǎngeneral election
竞选jìngxuǎnto take part in an election; to run for office
推选tuīxuǎnto elect; to choose; to nominate
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