择偶 擇偶
择偶 擇偶 zé ǒu ㄗㄜˊ ㄡˇ zaak6 ngau5
- to choose a spouse
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择 擇
- 抉择 抉擇 jué zé ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄗㄜˊ kyut3 zaak6 to choose (literary)
- 选择 選擇 xuǎn zé ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ syun2 zaak6 to select; to pick
- 天择 天擇 tiān zé ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄜˊ tin1 zaak6 natural selection
- 采择 採擇 cǎi zé ㄘㄞˇ ㄗㄜˊ coi2 zaak6 to choose and use
- 拣择 揀擇 jiǎn zé ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ gaan2 zaak6 (literary) to select
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- 择刺 擇刺 zhái cì ㄓㄞˊ ㄘˋ zaak6 ci3 to pick out the bones in a fish
- 择定 擇定 zé dìng ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zaak6 ding6 to select
- 择日 擇日 zé rì ㄗㄜˊ ㄖˋ zaak6 jat6 to fix a date (for an event)
- 择机 擇機 zé jī ㄗㄜˊ ㄐㄧ zaak6 gei1 at the right time; when appropriate
- 择菜 擇菜 zhái cài ㄓㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ zaak6 coi3 to pick the edible part of vegetables
- 择食 擇食 zé shí ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ zaak6 sik6 to be picky (food)
- 张择端 張擇端 Zhāng Zé duān ㄓㄤ ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄢ zoeng1 zaak6 dyun1 Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
- 择不开 擇不開 zhái bu kāi ㄓㄞˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄎㄞ zaak6 bat1 hoi1 impossible to separate
- 择日子 擇日子 zhái rì zi ㄓㄞˊ ㄖˋ ˙ㄗ zaak6 jat6 zi2 to pick an auspicious day
- 选择性 選擇性 xuǎn zé xìng ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ syun2 zaak6 sing3 selective
- 选择题 選擇題 xuǎn zé tí ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄊㄧˊ syun2 zaak6 tai4 multiple-choice question
- 不加选择 不加選擇 bù jiā xuǎn zé ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ bat1 gaa1 syun2 zaak6 indiscriminate
- 不择手段 不擇手段 bù zé shǒu duàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ bat1 zaak6 sau2 dyun6 by fair means or foul
- 别无选择 別無選擇 bié wú xuǎn zé ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ bit6 mou4 syun2 zaak6 to have no other choice
- 口不择言 口不擇言 kǒu bù zé yán ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧㄢˊ hau2 bat1 zaak6 jin4 to speak incoherently
偶
- 偶像 ǒu xiàng ㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ngau5 zoeng6 idol
- 偶然 ǒu rán ㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ ngau5 jin4 incidentally
- 偶尔 偶爾 ǒu ěr ㄡˇ ㄦˇ ngau5 ji5 occasionally
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 木偶 mù ǒu ㄇㄨˋ ㄡˇ muk6 ngau5 puppet
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- 配偶 pèi ǒu ㄆㄟˋ ㄡˇ pui3 ngau5 spouse
- 人偶 rén ǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄡˇ jan4 ngau5 puppet
- 佳偶 jiā ǒu ㄐㄧㄚ ㄡˇ gaai1 ngau5 happily married couple
- 偶一 ǒu yī ㄡˇ ㄧ ngau5 jat1 accidentally
- 偶人 ǒu rén ㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ ngau5 jan4 idol (i.e. statue for worship)
- 偶合 ǒu hé ㄡˇ ㄏㄜˊ ngau5 hap6 coincidence
- 偶数 偶數 ǒu shù ㄡˇ ㄕㄨˋ ngau5 sou3 even number
- 偶极 偶極 ǒu jí ㄡˇ ㄐㄧˊ ngau5 gik6 dipole (e.g. magnetic dipole)
- 偶犯 ǒu fàn ㄡˇ ㄈㄢˋ ngau5 faan6 casual offender
- 偶见 偶見 ǒu jiàn ㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ngau5 gin3 to happen upon
- 偶蹄 ǒu tí ㄡˇ ㄊㄧˊ ngau5 tai4 artiodactyl (zoology)
- 偶遇 ǒu yù ㄡˇ ㄩˋ ngau5 jyu6 to meet by chance
- 力偶 lì ǒu ㄌㄧˋ ㄡˇ lik6 ngau5 moment of forces (mechanics)
- 匹偶 pǐ ǒu ㄆㄧˇ ㄡˇ pat1 ngau5 a married couple
- 丧偶 喪偶 sàng ǒu ㄙㄤˋ ㄡˇ song3 ngau5 (literary) to be bereaved of one's spouse
Idioms with these characters
- 饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ gei1 bat1 zaak6 sik6 when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
- 口无择言 口無擇言 kǒu wú zé yán ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧㄢˊ hau2 mou4 zaak6 jin4 to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
- 择善而从 擇善而從 zé shàn ér cóng ㄗㄜˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄦˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zaak6 sin6 ji4 cung4 to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
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- 偶一为之 偶一為之 ǒu yī wéi zhī ㄡˇ ㄧ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ ngau5 jat1 wai4 zi1 to do sth once in a while (idiom)
- 偶语弃市 偶語棄市 ǒu yǔ qì shì ㄡˇ ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄕˋ ngau5 jyu5 hei3 si5 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
- 齐大非偶 齊大非偶 qí dà fēi ǒu ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄟ ㄡˇ cai4 daai6 fei1 ngau5 too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)