选择 選擇 xuǎn zé to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative syn 术 術 zhú various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea syn 宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils syn 选出 選出 xuǎn chū to pick out / to select / to elect syn 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3] 指点 指點 zhǐ diǎn to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at syn 找茬 zhǎo chá to pick fault with / to spot the differences / to nitpick / to pick a quarrel / to find complaint with 接送 jiē sòng to pick up and drop off / to ferry back and forth syn 破镜重圆 破鏡重圓 pò jìng chóng yuán a shattered mirror put back together (idiom) / (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew / for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite syn 找事 zhǎo shì to look for employment / to pick a quarrel syn 花香 huā xiāng fragrance of flowers syn 甄选 甄選 zhēn xuǎn to select / to pick syn 锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom) / fig. to give sth additional splendor / to provide the crowning touch / (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off 起色 qǐ sè a turn for the better / to pick up / to improve syn 花丛 花叢 huā cóng cluster of flowers / inflorescence / flowering shrub syn 花卉 huā huì flowers and plants syn 花草 huā cǎo flowers and plants syn 采摘 採摘 cǎi zhāi to pluck / to pick syn 剔牙 tī yá to pick one's teeth 回升 huí shēng to rise again after a fall / to pick up / rally (stock market etc) syn 拾掇 shí duō to clear up / to tidy up / to pick up syn 挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn to pick and choose / to select syn 提速 tí sù to increase the specified cruising speed / to pick up speed / to speed up syn 任选 任選 rèn xuǎn to choose freely / to pick whichever one fancies 献花 獻花 xiàn huā to offer flowers / to lay flowers (as a memorial) 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 黄花 黃花 huáng huā yellow flowers (of various types) / chrysanthemum / cauliflower / (yellow) daylily / a young virgin (boy or girl) syn 花坛 花壇 huā tán decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape syn 百花 bǎi huā all kinds of flowers 提货 提貨 tí huò to accept delivery of goods / to pick up goods 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 群芳 qún fāng all flowers / all beauties / all talents syn 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 没说的 沒說的 méi shuō de nothing to pick on / really good / nothing to discuss / settled matter / no problem 花木 huā mù flowers and trees / plants / flora syn 遴选 遴選 lín xuǎn to pick / to choose / to select syn 撷取 擷取 xié qǔ to pick / to select / to take / to capture (data) / to acquire / to pick up (a signal) 寻衅 尋釁 xún xìn to pick a quarrel / to start a fight syn 扒窃 扒竊 pá qiè to steal / to pick pockets / to frisk syn 花鸟 花鳥 huā niǎo painting of birds and flowers 拾取 shí qǔ to pick up / to collect syn 桂花 guì huā osmanthus flowers / Osmanthus fragrans 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng a hundred flowers bloom (idiom) / let the arts have free expression syn 移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn 拾金不昧 shí jīn bù mèi to pick up money and not hide it (idiom) / to return property to its owner 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) / fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world syn 拿起 ná qǐ to pick up 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 勾起 gōu qǐ to evoke / to induce / to call to mind / to pick up with a hook 泡妞 pào niū to pick up girls / to play around with girls / to chase after girls 单挑 單挑 dān tiāo to pick / to choose / to fight a duel 重拾 chóng shí to pick up (a theme etc) / to regain (confidence) / to revive (a custom, friendship etc) 相中 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste / to pick (after looking at) / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4] syn 喷火 噴火 pēn huǒ to shoot flames / to erupt (of volcanoes) / flaming (of flowers) 采花 採花 cǎi huā to pick flowers / to enter houses at night in order to rape women 鸟语花香 鳥語花香 niǎo yǔ huā xiāng lit. birdsong and fragrant flowers (idiom) / fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day 繁花 fán huā flourishing blossom / a mass of flowers / luxuriant flowers syn 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom) / fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss syn 养花 養花 yǎng huā growing flowers 百花园 百花園 bǎi huā yuán Garden of Many Flowers (name) / Baihua garden in Hongmiao village 洪廟村|洪庙村[Hong2 miao4 cun1], Shandong 花魁 huā kuí the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom) / (fig.) nickname for a famous beauty or courtesan syn 拾得 shí dé to find / to pick up / to collect 姹紫嫣红 奼紫嫣紅 chà zǐ yān hóng lit. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom) / fig. beautiful flowers syn 采食 採食 cǎi shí to forage / to gather for eating / to pick and eat 百花奖 百花獎 bǎi huā jiǎng Hundred Flowers Awards, film prize awarded since 1962 拈花惹草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats syn 饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) / beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. syn 拾掇 shí duo to clear up / to tidy up / to pick up / to repair syn 吊篮 吊籃 diào lán hanging basket (for flowers) / gondola (of cable car) 借花献佛 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism syn 选 選 xuǎn to choose / to pick / to select / to elect syn 谢 謝 xiè to thank / (bound form) to apologize / (bound form) to decline / to refuse / (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 挑 tiāo to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick syn 泡 pào bubble / foam / blister / to soak / to steep / to infuse / to dawdle / to loiter / to pick up (a girl) / to get off with (a sexual partner) / classifier for occurrences of an action / classifier for number of infusions syn 捡 撿 jiǎn to pick up / to collect / to gather 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 扎 紮 zā to tie / to bind / classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle / Taiwan pr. [zha2] syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) 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 叉 chā fork / pitchfork / prong / pick / cross / intersect / "X" syn 拾 shí to pick up / to collate or arrange / ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) syn 拣 揀 jiǎn to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up syn 盛 chéng to hold / to contain / to ladle / to pick up with a utensil syn 旺 wàng prosperous / flourishing / (of flowers) blooming / (of fire) roaring syn 择 擇 zé to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2] syn 择 擇 zhái to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to take out / to eliminate syn 抠 摳 kōu to dig / to pick / to scratch (with a finger or sth pointed) / to carve / to cut / to study meticulously / stingy / miserly / to lift up (esp. the hem of a robe) syn 剔 tī to scrape the meat from bones / to pick (teeth etc) / to weed out syn 撮 cuō to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn 天花乱坠 天花亂墜 tiān huā luàn zhuì lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom) / fig. extravagant embellishments / hype syn 镐 鎬 gǎo a pick syn 白蜡树 白蠟樹 bái là shù Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM 作东 作東 zuò dōng to host (a dinner) / to treat / to pick up the check syn 掇 duō to pick up / to collect / to gather up 窨 xūn to scent tea with flowers / variant of 熏[xun1] 镊 鑷 niè (bound form) tweezers / to use tweezers (to grasp, pick up, or pull out etc, depending on whether the following resultative verb is 住[zhu4] or 起[qi3] or 出[chu1] etc) syn 扦 qiān short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc) 搛 jiān to pick up with chopsticks syn 