挑选
HSK 4 (2021)
挑选 (tiāoxuǎn) · to choose
挑选 (tiāoxuǎn) means “to choose; to select”. It is written with 2 characters: 挑 (to choose) + 选 (to choose). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 挑选 is built
The characters
挑 tiāo · to choose
What 挑 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 兆zhào — omen
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 儿ér — child
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 兆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
选 xuǎn · to choose
What 选 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 先xiān — first
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 先 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们挑选了一个好地方。Wǒmen tiāoxuǎn le yī gè hǎo dìfang.We picked a good place.
你挑选好礼物了吗？Nǐ tiāoxuǎn hǎo lǐwù le ma?Have you chosen a gift?
Questions about 挑选
What does 挑选 mean?
挑选 (tiāoxuǎn) means “to choose; to select”.
How do you pronounce 挑选?
挑选 is pronounced tiāoxuǎn.
Which HSK level is 挑选?
挑选 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 挑战tiǎozhànchallenge
- 挑剔tiāotipicky
- 挑拨tiǎobōto stir up trouble
- 挑衅tiǎoxìnto provoke
- 挑tiāoto choose
- 选手xuǎnshǒucontestant
- 选择xuǎnzéto choose
- 当选dāngxuǎnto be elected
- 候选hòuxuǎnto be a candidate
- 竞选jìngxuǎnto run for office
Learn 挑选 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.