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择 (擇)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

择 [zhái]
  1. 1. verb select

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

择 [zhái]
  1. This character is never used alone.
  2. 1. See 择菜 (zháicài)
  3. 3. See 择铺 (ānchún)
  4. 4. See 择席 (zháixí)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

择 [zhái]
  1. 1. 用于口语,一般单用。
    择韭菜。
    毛线乱了,择不开。
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Examples

线乱成了一团，怎么也择不开了。
The thread is all in a tangle. I simply can't undo it. → 择不开
一点儿工夫也择不开
not have a moment to spare → 择不开
你们择个好日子成亲吧。 → 择
我择不开这团乱麻。 → 择不开
我的思绪有点择不开。 → 择不开
择韭菜。 → 择
毛线乱了,择不开。 → 择

Character Decomposition

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[shǒu]		 + 又
[yòu]		 +

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