# 選擇
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xuǎnzé
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xuan$^3$ ze$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): syun$^2$ zaak$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sién-chhe̍t / sién-chet
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): soán-te̍k / soán-tia̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): suêng$^2$ doh$^8$ / suang$^2$ doh$^8$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xuǎnzé
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syuǎnzé
*** Wade–Giles: hsüan$^3$-tsê$^2$
*** Yale: sywǎn-dzé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuantzer
*** Palladius: сюаньцзэ (sjuanʹczɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xuan$^3$ ze$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xuanze
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕyan⁵³ t͡sɛ²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: syun$^2$ zaak$^6$
*** Yale: syún jaahk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: syn$^2$ dzaak$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xun$^2$ zag$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /syːn³⁵ t͡saːk̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sién-chhe̍t / sién-chet
*** Hakka Romanization System: xien$^ˋ$ ced / xien$^ˋ$ zed$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xian$^3$ ced$^6$ / xian$^3$ zed$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /si̯en³¹ t͡sʰet̚⁵/, /si̯en³¹ t͡set̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-te̍k
*** Tâi-lô: suán-ti̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soafndek
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪk̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /suan⁵³⁻²⁴ tiɪk̚⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-tia̍k
*** Tâi-lô: suán-tia̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soafndiak
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiak̚²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: suêng$^2$ doh$^8$ / suang$^2$ doh$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suéng to̍h / suáng to̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /sueŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ toʔ⁴/, /suaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ toʔ⁴/
* suêng2 doh8 - Chaozhou;
* suang2 doh8 - Shantou, Jieyang.

### Verb

選擇
* to choose; to select; to pick; to make a choice
    可供選擇／可供选择 ― kě gōng xuǎnzé ― to choose from
       Nǐmen xuǎnzé le yī tiáo kùnnan zhī lù. [Pinyin]
       You have all chosen a difficult path.
       Wèishénme nàme duō fēifǎ yímín xuǎnzé Měiguó? [Pinyin]
       Why do so many illegal immigrants choose America?

#### Synonyms

* 取 (qǔ)
* 取捨 / 取舍 (qǔshě)
* 抉擇 / 抉择 (juézé)
* 挑選 / 挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
* 掄 / 抡 (lún) (literary)
* 採擇 / 采择 (cǎizé)
* 揀 / 拣 (jiǎn)
* 揀擇 / 拣择 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 揀選 / 拣选 (jiǎnxuǎn)
* 摘
* 摘揀 / 摘拣 (Hokkien)
* 看中 (kànzhòng)
* 相中
* 簡 / 简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
* 選中 / 选中 (xuǎnzhòng)
* 選取 / 选取 (xuǎnqǔ)
* 選定 / 选定 (xuǎndìng)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 選, 擇 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 挑, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 揀選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 挑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 剔, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 挑, 剔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 挑揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 挑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 挑, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 選, 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 挑, 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 擇, 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 揀, 選, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 挑選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 揀, 選, 挑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 擇, 選, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 揀 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 揀, 擇 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 揀 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 挑, 擇 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 擇 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 擇 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Changting | 擇 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 選 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 揀 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 揀, 擇 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 擇, 揀 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 挑 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Jin | Datong | 挑 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 挑, 選 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 揀, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linhe | 揀, 挑, 挑選 |
| Jin | Jining | 挑, 選擇 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 挑 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Handan | 挑, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Suide | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 剔, 擇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揀, 選, 揀擇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 選, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 擇, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 揀, 選 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 揀, 類 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 揀 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 挑, 揀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Wu | Danyang | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 挑 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 挑, 選, 擇揀 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 揀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 揀, 挑, 剔 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 擇 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 選, 挑, 揀 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 擇 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 擇, 揀, 挑 |

#### Derived terms

* 擇業 / 择业 (zéyè)
* 選擇性 / 选择性 (xuǎnzéxìng)
* 選擇權 / 选择权 (xuǎnzéquán)
* 選擇題 / 选择题 (xuǎnzétí)

#### Related terms

* 採用／采用 (cǎiyòng)
* 選用／选用 (xuǎnyòng)

### Noun

選擇
* choice; selection; option
    明智的選擇／明智的选择 ― míngzhì de xuǎnzé ― wise choice

#### Synonyms

* 選件 / 选件 (xuǎnjiàn)
* 選項 / 选项 (xuǎnxiàng)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 選択(せんたく) (sentaku)
* → Korean: 선택(選擇) (seontaek)
* → Vietnamese: tuyển trạch (選擇)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 選 | 擇 |

### Noun

選擇 • (seontaek) (hangeul 선택)
* hanja form of 선택 (“selection, choice”)