擇

zé

select, choose, pick out

How to write 擇, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 睪

Made of 扌 + 睪

選擇xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
別無選擇bié wú xuǎn zéto have no other choice
不擇手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
選擇性xuǎn zé xìngselective; selectiveness; selectivity
抉擇jué zéto choose (literary)
天擇tiān zénatural selection
擇不開zhái bu kāiimpossible to separate; impossible to disentangle; cannot take time out
擇定zé dìngto select
擇日zé rìto fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date
擇日子zhái rì zito pick an auspicious day
擇機zé jīat the right time; when appropriate
擇食zé shíto be picky (food)

你可以選擇任何你想要的。
nǐ kě yǐ xuǎn zé rèn hé nǐ xiǎng yào de 。
You may choose whichever you want.
你做了一個明智的選擇。
nǐ zuò le yí gè míng zhì de xuǎn zé 。
You made a wise choice.
做選擇之前，我想要多方面比較。
zuò xuǎn zé zhī qián ， wǒ xiǎng yào duō fāng miàn bǐ jiào 。
I want to compare plans before making a choice.
為了正當目的可以不擇手段。
wéi le zhèng dāng mù dì kě yǐ bù zé shǒu duàn 。
The end justifies the means.
為了正當目的並非總是可以不擇手段.
wéi le zhèng dāng mù dì bìng fēi zǒng shì kě yǐ bù zé shǒu duàn .
The end does not always justify the means.