There are 20 total results for your 揀 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
揀 拣 see styles |
jiǎn jian3 chien ken |
to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up To pick, choose, select. |
揀師 拣师 see styles |
jiǎn shī jian3 shi1 chien shih kanshi |
One chosen to be a teacher, but not yet fit for a full appointment. |
揀擇 拣择 see styles |
jiǎn zé jian3 ze2 chien tse kenjaku |
(literary) to select; to choose To choose, select. |
揀起 拣起 see styles |
jiǎn qǐ jian3 qi3 chien ch`i chien chi |
to pick up |
揀選 拣选 see styles |
jiǎn xuǎn jian3 xuan3 chien hsüan |
to select; to sort out |
分揀 分拣 see styles |
fēn jiǎn fen1 jian3 fen chien |
to sort (mail) |
挑揀 挑拣 see styles |
tiāo jiǎn tiao1 jian3 t`iao chien tiao chien |
to pick and choose; to select |
料揀 料拣 see styles |
liào jiǎn liao4 jian3 liao chien ryōken |
to discriminate between the incorrect and correct |
白揀 白拣 see styles |
bái jiǎn bai2 jian3 pai chien |
a cheap choice; to choose something that costs nothing |
翻揀 翻拣 see styles |
fān jiǎn fan1 jian3 fan chien |
to browse and select; to glance through and check |
揀信室 拣信室 see styles |
jiǎn xìn shì jian3 xin4 shi4 chien hsin shih |
mail sorting office |
揀佛燒香 拣佛烧香 see styles |
jiǎn fó shāo xiāng jian3 fo2 shao1 xiang1 chien fo shao hsiang |
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person |
揀飲擇食 拣饮择食 see styles |
jiǎn yǐn zé shí jian3 yin3 ze2 shi2 chien yin tse shih |
to choose one's food carefully; to be picky |
唯嫌揀擇 唯嫌拣择 see styles |
wéi xián jiǎn zé wei2 xian2 jian3 ze2 wei hsien chien tse tada kenjaku wo kirau |
to avoid picking and choosing |
披沙揀金 披沙拣金 see styles |
pī shā - jiǎn jīn pi1 sha1 - jian3 jin1 p`i sha - chien chin pi sha - chien chin |
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom); fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff |
挑三揀四 挑三拣四 see styles |
tiāo sān jiǎn sì tiao1 san1 jian3 si4 t`iao san chien ssu tiao san chien ssu |
to be picky; to be choosy |
挑肥揀瘦 挑肥拣瘦 see styles |
tiāo féi - jiǎn shòu tiao1 fei2 - jian3 shou4 t`iao fei - chien shou tiao fei - chien shou |
(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy |
暴力分揀 暴力分拣 see styles |
bào lì fēn jiǎn bao4 li4 fen1 jian3 pao li fen chien |
rough handling of parcels during mail sorting |
起信論更料揀 起信论更料拣 see styles |
qǐ xìn lùn gēng liào jiǎn qi3 xin4 lun4 geng1 liao4 jian3 ch`i hsin lun keng liao chien chi hsin lun keng liao chien Kishinron kyō ryōken |
second commentary on the Awakening of Faith |
雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺 雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 see styles |
léi gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī lei2 gong1 da3 dou4 fu5 , jian3 ruan3 de5 qi1 lei kung ta tou fu , chien juan te ch`i lei kung ta tou fu , chien juan te chi |
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person; to pick on an easy target |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 20 results for "揀" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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