首选

首選

shǒuxuǎn

noun #14,436

Meanings

1 first choice
2 preferred option
3 top pick

Characters

head; first; chief

to choose; to select

Examples

HSK 5

这家餐厅是我吃晚饭的首选。

Zhè jiā cāntīng shì wǒ chī wǎnfàn de shǒuxuǎn.

This restaurant is my first choice for dinner.

HSK 6

安全是我们的首选考虑因素。

Ānquán shì wǒmen de shǒuxuǎn kǎolǜ yīnsù.

Safety is our top priority consideration.

Tips

usage

Often used as an attributive: 首选方案 (preferred plan), 首选药物 (drug of first choice). Can also be used as a predicate: X是首选 (X is the first choice).

Stroke Order

首 shǒu

选 xuǎn