拣
Meaning
jiǎn jian3
- to choose
- to pick
- to sort out
- to pick up
Example sentences
Words with 拣
- 白拣 báijiǎn a cheap choice
- 分拣 fēnjiǎn to sort (mail)
- 拣起 jiǎnqǐ to pick up
- 拣选 jiǎnxuǎn to select
- 翻拣 fānjiǎn to browse and select
- 挑拣 tiāojiǎn to pick and choose
- 拣择 jiǎnzé (literary) to select
- 拣信室 jiǎnxìnshì mail sorting office
- 暴力分拣 bàolìfēnjiǎn rough handling of parcels during mail sorting
- 拣佛烧香 jiǎnfóshāoxiāng to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
- 挑三拣四 tiāosānjiǎnsì to be picky
- 披沙拣金 pīshājiǎnjīn lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)