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Trad. 擇
- to select
- to choose
- to pick over
- to pick out
- to differentiate
- to eliminate
- also pr. [zhai2]
Trad. 擇不開
- impossible to separate
- impossible to disentangle
- cannot take time out
Trad. 良禽擇木
- a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
- fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
Trad. 揀飲擇食
- to choose one's food carefully
- to be picky
Trad. 擇善固執
- to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
Trad. 擇善而從
- to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
Trad. 口不擇言
- to speak incoherently
- to ramble
- to talk irresponsibly
Trad. 飢不擇食
- 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.
Trad. 口無擇言
- to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
- wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]
Trad. 不擇手段
- by fair means or foul
- by hook or by crook
- unscrupulously
Trad. 良禽擇木而棲
- a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
- fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
Trad. 擇日不如撞日
- lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)
- fig. seize the occasion