拣
to choose, to select; to gather, to pick up; to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up
- Strokes
- 8
- Pinyin
- jiǎn
Parts
Words with 拣
- 分拣fēn jiǎn · fenjianto sort (mail)
- 挑拣tiāo jiǎn · tiaojianto pick and choose; to select
- 拣择jiǎn zé · jianze(literary) to select; to choose
- 拣起jiǎn qǐ · jianqito pick up
- 拣选jiǎn xuǎn · jianxuanto select; to sort out
- 白拣bái jiǎn · baijiana cheap choice; to choose sth that costs nothing
- 翻拣fān jiǎn · fanjianto browse and select; to glance through and check
- 拣信室jiǎn xìn shì · jianxinshimail sorting office
- 披沙拣金pī shā jiǎn jīn · pishajianjin(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom); (fig.) to separate the wheat from the chaff
- 挑三拣四tiāo sān jiǎn sì · tiaosanjiansito be picky; to be choosy
- 挑肥拣瘦tiāo féi jiǎn shòu · tiaofeijianshou(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
- 拣佛烧香jiǎn fó shāo xiāng · jianfoshaoxiangto choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
- 拣饮择食jiǎn yǐn zé shí · jianyinzeshito choose one's food carefully; to be picky
- 暴力分拣bào lì fēn jiǎn · baolifenjianrough handling of parcels during mail sorting
- 雷公打豆腐,拣软的欺léi gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī · leigongdadoufu,jianruandeqithe God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person; to pick on an easy target