选中

選中

xuǎnzhòng

verb #5,378

Meanings

1 to select
2 to choose (successfully)
3 to be chosen

Characters

to choose; to select

to hit (a target); to be struck by

Examples

他被选中参加比赛。

Tā bèi xuǎnzhòng cānjiā bǐsài.

He was selected to participate in the competition.

请选中你想要的选项。

Qǐng xuǎnzhòng nǐ xiǎng yào de xuǎnxiàng.

Please select the option you want.

Tips

grammar

中 (zhòng) here is a result complement meaning 'to hit the target.' 选中 = select + successfully hit, i.e., successfully chosen. Compare: 猜中 (cāizhòng, guess correctly).

Stroke Order

选 xuǎn

中 zhōng