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Character

择

zé HSK 3
择 zé HSK 3
  • 1. to choose; to select
  • 2. a surname
  • 3. (lit.) to abandon; to discard
Words using 择 as zé (2)
  • 1 选择 xuǎn zé — to choose HSK 3
    Example

    我选择了这个学校。

    wǒ xuǎn zé le zhè ge xué xiào

    I chose this school.

  • 2 抉择 jué zé — to make a decision HSK 7
    • 抉 decisive, resolute (emphasizes the firmness of choice)
    • 择 to choose, to select (core meaning of choosing)
    Example

    在事业和家庭之间，她需要慎重抉择。

    zài shì yè hé jiā tíng zhī jiān tā xū yào shèn zhòng jué zé

    Between career and family, she needs to make a careful decision.

Structure & writing
择 zé — to choose; to select

择 is not used as a component in any other character.

择 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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