任选

任選

rènxuǎn

verb #36,732

Meanings

1 to choose freely
2 to pick any one (of several options)

Characters

as one wishes; freely

Examples

请从下列三题中任选一题作答。

Qǐng cóng xiàliè sān tí zhōng rènxuǎn yì tí zuòdá.

Please choose any one of the following three questions to answer.

套餐里的甜点可以任选。

Tàocān lǐ de tiándiǎn kěyǐ rènxuǎn.

You can pick whichever dessert you like from the set menu.

Tips

usage

Common on test instructions and menus: 任选一项 (pick any one), 任选两道 (pick any two). The 任 here is 任意 (rènyì, 'as one pleases'), not 'duty'.

Stroke Order

任 rèn

选 xuǎn