抉择

抉擇

juézé

noun HSK 7-9 #5,908

Meanings

1 choice
2 decision (weighty or difficult)

Characters

to pick out; to choose

to select; to choose

Examples

HSK 5

面对人生的抉择，他很犹豫。

Miànduì rénshēng de juézé, tā hěn yóuyù.

Facing a life decision, he hesitated.

HSK 6

这是一个艰难的抉择。

Zhè shì yī gè jiānnán de juézé.

This is a difficult choice.

Tips

usage

抉择 is more formal and literary than 选择. It implies a weighty, consequential decision, often at a crossroads in life.

Stroke Order

抉 jué

择 zé