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Trad. 揀

to choose
to pick
to sort out
to pick up

🖌️ 拣 Strokes

翻fān 拣jiǎn

Trad. 翻揀

to browse and select
to glance through and check

🖌️ 翻 Strokes 🖌️ 拣 Strokes

白bái 拣jiǎn

Trad. 白揀

a cheap choice
to choose sth that costs nothing

🖌️ 白 Strokes 🖌️ 拣 Strokes

分fēn 拣jiǎn

Trad. 分揀

to sort (mail)

🖌️ 分 Strokes 🖌️ 拣 Strokes

拣jiǎn 择zé

Trad. 揀擇

(literary) to select
to choose

🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 择 Strokes

拣jiǎn 起qǐ

Trad. 揀起

to pick up

🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 起 Strokes

拣jiǎn 选xuǎn

Trad. 揀選

to select
to sort out

🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 选 Strokes

挑tiāo 拣jiǎn

Trad. 挑揀

to pick and choose
to select

🖌️ 挑 Strokes 🖌️ 拣 Strokes

拣jiǎn 信xìn 室shì

Trad. 揀信室

mail sorting office

🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 信 Strokes 🖌️ 室 Strokes

挑tiāo 肥féi 拣jiǎn 瘦shòu

Trad. 挑肥揀瘦

(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy

🖌️ 挑 Strokes 🖌️ 肥 Strokes 🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 瘦 Strokes

拣jiǎn 佛fó 烧shāo 香xiāng

Trad. 揀佛燒香

to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 佛 Strokes 🖌️ 烧 Strokes 🖌️ 香 Strokes

拣jiǎn 饮yǐn 择zé 食shí

Trad. 揀飲擇食

to choose one's food carefully
to be picky

🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 饮 Strokes 🖌️ 择 Strokes 🖌️ 食 Strokes

暴bào 力lì 分fēn 拣jiǎn

Trad. 暴力分揀

rough handling of parcels during mail sorting

🖌️ 暴 Strokes 🖌️ 力 Strokes 🖌️ 分 Strokes 🖌️ 拣 Strokes

挑tiāo 三sān 拣jiǎn 四sì

Trad. 挑三揀四

to be picky
to be choosy

🖌️ 挑 Strokes 🖌️ 三 Strokes 🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 四 Strokes

披pī 沙shā 拣jiǎn 金jīn

Trad. 披沙揀金

lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff

🖌️ 披 Strokes 🖌️ 沙 Strokes 🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 金 Strokes

雷léi 公gōng 打dǎ 豆dòu 腐fu，拣jiǎn 软ruǎn 的de 欺qī

Trad. 雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
to pick on an easy target

🖌️ 雷 Strokes 🖌️ 公 Strokes 🖌️ 打 Strokes 🖌️ 豆 Strokes 🖌️ 腐 Strokes 🖌️ 拣 Strokes 🖌️ 软 Strokes 🖌️ 的 Strokes 🖌️ 欺 Strokes