挑选

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to choose; to select

Examples

• 你慢慢挑选，不着急。

  nǐ màn màn tiāo xuǎn, bù zháo jí.

  Take your time choosing, no rush.

• 老师挑选了五个学生参加比赛。

  lǎo shī tiāo xuǎn le wǔ gè xué shēng cān jiā bǐ sài.

  The teacher picked five students for the contest.

• 她在市场挑选新鲜的水果。

  tā zài shì chǎng tiāo xuǎn xīn xiān de shuǐ guǒ.

  She's picking out fresh fruit at the market.

Easily confused

• 选择 — 挑选 is picking carefully among concrete items; 选择 is choosing in general, including abstract choices.

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