擇 (zaak6) — select; choose; pick; determine in Cantonese
zaakˍ₆擇简 择
Mandarin Pinyin: ze2
Meaning of 擇
nounselect; choose; pick; determine
Example Sentences with 擇
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有daaiˍ₆大loengˍ₆量syunˊ²選zaakˍ₆擇。
There are many choices here.
hoiˊ²海zongˍ₆葬haiˍ₆係jatˉ¹一zungˊ²種syunˊ²選zaak6.擇。
A sea burial is an option.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好sikˉ¹識dakˉ¹得zaak˗₃擇jauˉ¹優
He's good at choosing the best.
maaiˏ₅買jeˏ₅嘢jiu˗₃要zaak˗₃擇jauˉ¹優diˉ¹啲
When buying things, you should choose the better ones.
niˉ¹呢gaanˉ¹間hokˍ₆學haauˍ₆校zaak˗₃擇jauˉ¹優sauˉ¹收sangˉ¹生
This school selects students based on merit.
Words Containing 擇
不擇手段的bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6 dik1
unscrupulous
擇使zaak6 sai2
knotty; troublesome; vexing; difficult to handle; hard to achieve
揀飲擇食gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6
picky eater; choosy about food | Mand.: 挑吃; 偏食
揀擇gaan2 zaak6
to be choosy; to nitpick | Mand.: 挑剔
抉擇kyut3 zaak6
to decide; a (major) decision
擇交zaak6 gaau1
to choose friends
選擇題syun2 zaak6 tai4
multiple choice question
選擇syun2 zaak6
(v.) choose; select (n.) choice; selection | Cant.: 揀 | Syn.: 挑選
擇食zaak6 sik6
to be a fussy eater
擇日zaak6 jat2
choose an auspicious day
擇優zaak6 jau1
to pick out the best from the crowd
飢不擇食gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6
beggars can't be choosers; when very hungry, eat whatever is available
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