拣
Character
to choose from many things; to pick out the one you want
Meaning
jiǎn
jian3- to choose from many things; to pick out the one you want
- to pick something up from the ground
Examples
你拣一个苹果吧。
nǐ jiǎn yí gè píng guǒ ba
Pick an apple, please.
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我拣了这本书。
wǒ jiǎn le zhè běn shū
I picked out this book.
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我在地上拣到一支笔。
wǒ zài dì shang jiǎn dào yī zhī bǐ
I picked up a pen from the ground.
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Stroke order
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Words with 拣
See all 14 →拣择jiǎn zé(literary) to selectWord拣起jiǎn qǐto pick upWord拣选jiǎn xuǎnto selectWord拣信室jiǎn xìn shìmail sorting officeWord拣佛烧香jiǎn fó shāo xiāngto choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right personWord拣饮择食jiǎn yǐn zé shíto choose one's food carefullyWord分拣fēn jiǎnto sort (mail)Word挑拣tiāo jiǎnto pick and chooseWord白拣bái jiǎna cheap choiceWord翻拣fān jiǎnto browse and selectWord披沙拣金pī shā jiǎn jīn(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)Word挑三拣四tiāo sān jiǎn sìto be pickyWord