选集

選集

xuǎnjí

noun #34,977

Measure Word

一本选集 běn

Meanings

1 anthology
2 selected works
3 collection (of writings, poems, songs)

Characters

select / choose

collection / gather

Examples

HSK 2

这是鲁迅的短篇小说选集。

Zhè shì Lǔxùn de duǎnpiān xiǎoshuō xuǎnjí.

This is an anthology of Lu Xun's short stories.

HSK 5

他出版了一本诗歌选集。

Tā chūbǎn le yìběn shīgē xuǎnjí.

He published a poetry anthology.

Tips

usage

选集 = curated 'best of' (the editor selects). Compare with 全集 ('complete works' - everything) and 文集 ('collected writings' - usually all works of one author). 《毛泽东选集》 (Selected Works of Mao Zedong) is the canonical example.

Stroke Order

选 xuǎn

集 jí