擇〔择〕 {zhái}

1. to select
2. to choose
3. to pick over
4. to pick out
5. to differentiate
6. to eliminate
7. also pr. [zhai2]

擇〔择〕 zaak⁶ {zé}

1. to select
2. to choose
3. to pick over
4. to pick out
5. to differentiate
6. to eliminate
7. also pr. [zhai2]

擇交〔择-〕 zaak⁶ gaau¹ {zé jiāo}

to choose friends

擇優〔择优〕 zaak⁶ jau¹ {zé yōu}

to pick out the best from the crowd

擇使〔择-〕 zaak⁶ sai² {zé shǐ}

(adjective) difficult; thorny

擇刺〔择-〕 zaak⁶ ci³ {zhái cì}

to pick out the bones in a fish

擇菜〔择-〕 zaak⁶ coi³ {zhái cài}

to pick the edible part of vegetables

擇定〔择-〕 zaak⁶ ding⁶ {zé dìng}

select (a date)

擇日〔择-〕 zaak⁶ jat⁶ {zé rì}

1. to fix a date (for an event)
2. to select an auspicious date

擇偶〔择-〕 zaak⁶ ngau⁵ {zé ǒu}

to choose a spouse

擇食〔择-〕 zaak⁶ sik⁶ {zé shí}

to be picky (food)

擇不開〔择-开〕 zaak⁶ bat¹ hoi¹ {zhái bu kāi}

1. impossible to separate
2. impossible to disentangle
3. cannot take time out

擇日子〔择--〕 zaak⁶ jat⁶ zi² {zhái rì zi}

to pick an auspicious day

擇善固執〔择--执〕 zaak⁶ sin⁶ gu³ zap¹ {zé shàn gù zhí}

to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)

擇善而從〔择--从〕 zaak⁶ sin⁶ ji⁴ cung⁴ {zé shàn ér cóng}

to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)