征选 徵選 zhēng xuǎn to call for entries and select the best / to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc) / to select (the best candidate) / contest / competition 秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative syn 评选 評選 píng xuǎn to select on the basis of a vote or consensus 选购 選購 xuǎn gòu to select and purchase / to buy syn 选用 選用 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose / to select and use syn 挑选 挑選 tiāo xuǎn to choose / to select syn 选中 選中 xuǎn zhòng to select / to choose / to decide on syn 选拔 選拔 xuǎn bá to select the best syn 选定 選定 xuǎn dìng to select / to choose / to settle on syn 选出 選出 xuǎn chū to pick out / to select / to elect syn 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job / to select for promotion syn 点选 點選 diǎn xuǎn to select / (computing) to click on (one of several options) / to navigate to (a webpage) 选址 選址 xuǎn zhǐ to select a suitable site / site / location 取舍 取捨 qǔ shě to select / to make one's choice / to decide what to accept and what to reject syn 选秀 選秀 xuǎn xiù to select talented individuals / (sports) draft 取景 qǔ jǐng to select a scene (for filming, sketching etc) 选派 選派 xuǎn pài to select / to detail / to set apart / to appoint syn 节选 節選 jié xuǎn excerpt / selection (from a book) / to select / to choose an extract 遴选 遴選 lín xuǎn to pick / to choose / to select syn 甄选 甄選 zhēn xuǎn to select / to pick syn 撷取 擷取 xié qǔ to pick / to select / to take / to capture (data) / to acquire / to pick up (a signal) 选课 選課 xuǎn kè to select courses 精挑细选 精挑細選 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully 择日 擇日 zé rì to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date 内定 內定 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried 选送 選送 xuǎn sòng to select and send over 拣选 揀選 jiǎn xuǎn to select / to sort out syn 编选 編選 biān xuǎn to select and edit / to compile 过筛 過篩 guò shāi to put through a sieve / to sift (flour etc) / to strain (a liquid) / (fig.) to screen / to filter / to select 挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn to pick and choose / to select syn 选 選 xuǎn to choose / to pick / to select / to elect syn 简 簡 jiǎn simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old) syn 择 擇 zé to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2] syn 拔 bá to pull up / to pull out / to draw out by suction / to select / to pick / to stand out (above level) / to surpass / to seize syn 刷 shuà to select syn 摘 zhāi to take / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select / to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need syn 抡 掄 lún to select syn 涓 juān brook / to select 擢 zhuó to pull out / to select / to promote syn 铨 銓 quán to estimate / to select syn 摭 zhí pick up / to select 芼 mào select / vegetables 择定 擇定 zé dìng to select 拔取 bá qǔ to pick out / to select and recruit / to pluck / to pull 拔擢 bá zhuó select the best people for promotion 捐选 捐選 juān xuǎn to select 提调 提調 tí diào to supervise (troops) / to appoint (officers) / to select and assign 甄审 甄審 zhēn shěn to screen and select (candidates etc) 甄拔 zhēn bá to select syn 甄综 甄綜 zhēn zōng to comprehensively appraise and select 编录 編錄 biān lù to select and edict / to edit extracts syn 翻拣 翻揀 fān jiǎn to browse and select / to glance through and check 铨衡 銓衡 quán héng to measure and select talents 评价反洗钱措施特设专家委员会 Select Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures / MONEYVAL Committee 联合国人权奖得奖人特别遴选委员会 聯合國人權獎得獎人特別遴選委員會 Special Committee to Select the Winners of the United Nations Human Rights Prize 议会自然灾害特别委员会 議會自然災害特別委員會 Parliamentary Select Committee on Natural Disasters 领土地位和联邦关系特设委员会 領土地位和聯邦關系特設委員會 Select Committee on Status and Federal Relations 考克斯报告 考克斯報告 kǎo kè sī bào gào Cox Report / Report of the Select Committee on US National Security and Military-Commercial Concerns with the PRC (1999) / Committee Chairman Republican Rep. Chris Cox 举用 舉用 jǔ yòng to select the best (for a job) 擿 tī to select / to nitpick / to expose 千挑万选 千挑萬選 qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn to select very carefully 选士 選士 xuǎn shì (old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc) / (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government 抽号 抽號 chōu hào to randomly select (as for a lottery) / to take a number (for queuing) 勾选 勾選 gōu xuǎn to select (one or more options from a list) / to check (a box) 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn 污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn 东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 