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Choice / Choose / Select
This single Chinese character, old Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji means: to choose; to pick; to select; to elect; selection; choice; choosing; picking; election.
In Japanese, it can also be the male given name Hitoshi.
In the Buddhist context, it means to choose, or a myriad.
Chosen / Handpicked
精選 is a Chinese and Japanese word that means carefully chosen; handpicked; best of the bunch; choice (product); careful selection.
This is not a common title for a wall scroll, so be sure you have a specific and appropriate purpose for this if you order it.
Choose Life
選擇生活 can mean to choose life instead of death (or suicide) or to choose to live life to the fullest.
I think of it as the key phrase used by Renton (Ewan McGregor) in the movie Trainspotting. While Chinese people will not think of Trainspotting when they see this phrase, for me, it will always be what comes near the end of this colorful rant:
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suite on-hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life.
Choose Your Own Destiny
選擇自己的命運 means “Choose your destiny” or “pick your own fate” in Chinese.
Let's break down the words in this phrase here...
選擇 means to choose, pick, or select.
自己 means oneself or one's own.
的 is a possessive modifier.
命運 means fate or destiny.
Failure in Not an Option
失敗並非一種選擇 is probably the best way to say, “Failure is not an option,” in Chinese.
Just don't forget that some ancient Chinese proverbs suggest that failure is a learning opportunity that leads to success or innovation. So don't plan to fail but failure is only a waste if nothing is learned from the failure.
See Also: Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success | Failure is the Mother of Success
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
選 选 see styles |
xuǎn xuan3 hsüan sen せん |
More info & calligraphy: Choice / Choose / Select(n,n-suf) selection; choice; choosing; picking; election; (male given name) Hitoshi To choose; a myriad. |
精選 精选 see styles |
jīng xuǎn jing1 xuan3 ching hsüan seisen / sesen せいせん |
More info & calligraphy: Chosen / Handpicked(n,vs,vt,adj-no) careful selection |
咺 see styles |
xuǎn xuan3 hsüan |
glorious; sob; weep |
烜 see styles |
xuǎn xuan3 hsüan |
brilliant |
癬 癣 see styles |
xuǎn xuan3 hsüan |
ringworm; Taiwan pr. [xian3] |
中選 中选 see styles |
zhòng xuǎn zhong4 xuan3 chung hsüan |
to be chosen; to be selected |
乾癬 干癣 see styles |
gān xuǎn gan1 xuan3 kan hsüan kansen かんせん |
psoriasis (noun - becomes adjective with の) psoriasis |
人選 人选 see styles |
rén xuǎn ren2 xuan3 jen hsüan jinsen じんせん |
choice of person; candidate (n,vs,vt,vi) personnel selection |
任選 任选 see styles |
rèn xuǎn ren4 xuan3 jen hsüan |
to choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies |
候選 候选 see styles |
hòu xuǎn hou4 xuan3 hou hsüan |
candidate (attributive) |
備選 备选 see styles |
bèi xuǎn bei4 xuan3 pei hsüan |
alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc) |
優選 优选 see styles |
yōu xuǎn you1 xuan3 yu hsüan |
to optimize; preferred |
入選 入选 see styles |
rù xuǎn ru4 xuan3 ju hsüan nyuusen / nyusen にゅうせん |
to be included among those selected for (n,vs,vi) (ant: 落選・2) being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning |
初選 初选 see styles |
chū xuǎn chu1 xuan3 ch`u hsüan chu hsüan |
primary election |
助選 助选 see styles |
zhù xuǎn zhu4 xuan3 chu hsüan |
to assist in a candidate's election campaign (Tw) |
勝選 胜选 see styles |
shèng xuǎn sheng4 xuan3 sheng hsüan |
to win an election |
勾選 勾选 see styles |
gōu xuǎn gou1 xuan3 kou hsüan |
to select (one or more options from a list); to check (a box) |
參選 参选 see styles |
cān xuǎn can1 xuan3 ts`an hsüan tsan hsüan |
to be a candidate in an election or other selection process; to run for office; to turn out to vote |
可選 可选 see styles |
kě xuǎn ke3 xuan3 k`o hsüan ko hsüan |
available; optional |
大選 大选 see styles |
dà xuǎn da4 xuan3 ta hsüan dai sen |
general election Monk Designate |
少選 少选 see styles |
shǎo xuǎn shao3 xuan3 shao hsüan |
(literary) a little while |
徵選 征选 see styles |
zhēng xuǎn zheng1 xuan3 cheng hsüan |
to call for entries and select the best; to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc); to select (the best candidate); contest; competition |
挑選 挑选 see styles |
tiāo xuǎn tiao1 xuan3 t`iao hsüan tiao hsüan |
to choose; to select |
捐選 捐选 see styles |
juān xuǎn juan1 xuan3 chüan hsüan |
to select |
推選 推选 see styles |
tuī xuǎn tui1 xuan3 t`ui hsüan tui hsüan |
to elect; to choose |
揀選 拣选 see styles |
jiǎn xuǎn jian3 xuan3 chien hsüan |
to select; to sort out |
改選 改选 see styles |
gǎi xuǎn gai3 xuan3 kai hsüan kaisen かいせん |
reelection; to reelect (noun, transitive verb) re-election |
文選 文选 see styles |
wén xuǎn wen2 xuan3 wen hsüan bunsen ぶんせん |
compilation; selected works (noun, transitive verb) (1) {print} type-picking; (2) anthology; selection of literary works |
新選 新选 see styles |
xīn xuǎn xin1 xuan3 hsin hsüan shinsen しんせん |
newly elected (noun/participle) newly compiled, selected or edited |
普選 普选 see styles |
pǔ xuǎn pu3 xuan3 p`u hsüan pu hsüan fusen ふせん |
universal suffrage (abbreviation) (See 普通選挙) universal suffrage |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Choice Choose Select | 選 选 | sen | xuǎn / xuan3 / xuan | hsüan |
| Chosen Handpicked | 精選 精选 | seisen | jīng xuǎn jing1 xuan3 jing xuan jingxuan | ching hsüan chinghsüan |
| Choose Life | 選擇生活 选择生活 | xuǎn zé shēng huó xuan3 ze2 sheng1 huo2 xuan ze sheng huo xuanzeshenghuo | hsüan tse sheng huo hsüantseshenghuo |
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| Choose Your Own Destiny | 選擇自己的命運 选择自己的命运 | xuǎn zé zì jǐ de mìng yùn xuan3 ze2 zi4 ji3 de ming4 yun4 xuan ze zi ji de ming yun xuanzezijidemingyun | hsüan tse tzu chi te ming yün | |
| Failure in Not an Option | 失敗並非一種選擇 失败并非一种选择 | shī bài bìng fēi yì zhǒng xuǎn zé shi1 bai4 bing4 fei1 yi4 zhong3 xuan3 ze2 shi bai bing fei yi zhong xuan ze | shih pai ping fei i chung hsüan tse | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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