选择 from HSK Level 4 Vocabulary List

The Chinese word 选择 (xuǎnzé) means "to choose" or "to select". It is composed of two characters: 选 (xuǎn), which means "to choose" or "to select", and 择 (zé), which means "to choose" or "to select". The word 选择 is therefore a compound word that means "to choose" or "to select".The character 选 (xuǎn) is derived from the oracle bone script, which is the earliest known form of Chinese writing. In the oracle bone script, the character 选 is depicted as a hand holding a stick. This suggests that the original meaning of the character 选 was "to choose" or "to select" by using a stick.The character 择 (zé) is also derived from the oracle bone script. In the oracle bone script, the character 择 is depicted as a person standing at a crossroads. This suggests that the original meaning of the character 择 was "to choose" or "to select" by standing at a crossroads.The word 选择 (xuǎnzé) is therefore a compound word that means "to choose" or "to select". It is composed of two characters, 选 (xuǎn) and 择 (zé), which both mean "to choose" or "to select". The word 选择 is therefore a very important word in Chinese, as it is used to express the idea of "to choose" or "to select".