Choice in Chinese
choice · HSK 3
选择
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- 选 to choose
- 择 to choose
Counted with 个: 一个选择
这是一个很难的选择。 This is a very difficult choice.
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How do you say choice in Chinese?
Choice in Chinese is 选择 (xuǎn zé). You can also say 精 (jīng), 抉择 (jué zé), 选项 (xuǎn xiàng).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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