选择

選擇

xuǎnzé

verb HSK 4 #432

Meanings

1 to select; to choose; to pick
2 choice; option

Characters

to choose; to select

to pick; to select

Examples

你可以选择一个你喜欢的颜色。

Nǐ kěyǐ xuǎnzé yī gè nǐ xǐhuān de yánsè.

You can choose a color you like.

这是一个很难的选择。

Zhè shì yī gè hěn nán de xuǎnzé.

This is a difficult choice.

她选择了留在中国。

Tā xuǎnzé le liú zài Zhōngguó.

She chose to stay in China.

Tips

grammar

选择 can be both a verb (我选择了这个 — I chose this) and a noun (没有选择 — no choice). Very versatile.

Stroke Order

选 xuǎn

择 zé