"chosen" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu v., adj. to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn
抓周 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
精选 精選 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow syn
偶像剧 偶像劇 ǒu xiàng jù idol drama / drama series in which the actors are chosen for their preexisting popularity with young viewers
落选 落選 luò xuǎn to fail to be chosen (or elected) / to lose an election syn
孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) syn
中选 中選 zhòng xuǎn to be chosen / to be selected syn
选召 選召 xuǎn zhào chosen and called
调干生 調幹生 diào gàn shēng worker chosen to become a cadre and sent to complete his schooling
音意合译 音意合譯 yīn yì hé yì formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋[bing1 qi2 lin2], 朗姆酒[lang3 mu3 jiu3], 奶昔[nai3 xi1] and 米老鼠[Mi3 Lao3 shu3])
本尊 běn zūn (Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity) / the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar / (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1]) / (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article / the real McCoy / the man himself / the woman herself / the original manifestation of sth (not a spin-off or a clone)
丹之所藏者赤 dān zhī suǒ cáng zhě chì (idiom) The people and environment around us deeply influence us / friends should therefore be chosen carefully.
吉日良辰 jí rì liáng chén (idiom) A favorable time and an auspicious day. It often refers to a date chosen for a wedding.
雀屏中选 雀屏中選 què píng zhòng xuǎn (idiom) To be chosen as a son-in-law. The expression evokes a suitor’s success in winning the hand of a family’s daughter.
雄鸡断尾 xióng jī duàn wěi (idiom) Originally, this referred to a rooster mutilating itself to avoid being chosen as a sacrificial victim.
一言偾事 一言僨事 yī yán fèn shì (idiom) A poorly chosen statement can cause a matter to fail or ruin it.
万选万中 wàn xuǎn wàn zhòng (idiom) To be selected every time. It is especially said of writing whose style is excellent and whose ideas are original, so that it is always chosen.
二者不可得兼 èr zhě bù kě dé jiān (idiom) Of two alternatives, only one can be chosen / it is impossible to have both.
甘之如荠 甘之如薺 gān zhī rú jì (idiom) To accept hardship or an undertaking willingly and gladly. Even suffering is felt as sweet when it serves a chosen purpose.
金屋之选 金屋之選 jīn wū zhī xuǎn (idiom) A woman chosen as the wife of a powerful or high-ranking person.
锦屏射雀 jǐn píng shè què (idiom) Refers to being chosen as a son-in-law after winning a trial of skill. It evokes a marriage secured through a competition.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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