择

zé

select, choose, pick out

How to write 择, stroke by stroke

to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]

Made of 扌

选择xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
别无选择bié wú xuǎn zéto have no other choice
不择手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
选择性xuǎn zé xìngselective; selectiveness; selectivity
抉择jué zéto choose (literary)
天择tiān zénatural selection
择不开zhái bu kāiimpossible to separate; impossible to disentangle; cannot take time out
择定zé dìngto select
择日zé rìto fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date
择日子zhái rì zito pick an auspicious day
择机zé jīat the right time; when appropriate
择食zé shíto be picky (food)

你可以选择任何你想要的。
nǐ kě yǐ xuǎn zé rèn hé nǐ xiǎng yào de 。
You may choose whichever you want.
教书是我自己选择的职业。
jiào shū shì wǒ zì jǐ xuǎn zé de zhí yè 。
Teaching is a profession of my own choosing.
吸烟还是健康，选择权在你
xī yān hái shì jiàn kāng ， xuǎn zé quán zài nǐ
Smoking or health, the choice is yours.
这就是抉择所在。
zhè jiù shì jué zé suǒ zài 。
This is the dilemma.
良禽择木而栖，贤臣择主而事。
liáng qín zé mù ér qī ， xián chén zé zhǔ ér shì 。
A prudent bird chooses its tree. A wise servant chooses his master.