择刺 擇刺
择刺 擇刺 zhái cì ㄓㄞˊ ㄘˋ zaak6 ci3
- to pick out the bones in a fish
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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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- 择偶 擇偶 zé ǒu ㄗㄜˊ ㄡˇ zaak6 ngau5 to choose a spouse
- 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
刺
- 刺杀 刺殺 cì shā ㄘˋ ㄕㄚ ci3 saat3 to assassinate
- 刺激 cì jī ㄘˋ ㄐㄧ ci3 gik1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite
- 刺绣 刺繡 cì xiù ㄘˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ci3 sau3 to embroider
- 刺耳 cì ěr ㄘˋ ㄦˇ ci3 ji5 ear-piercing
- 刺骨 cì gǔ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ ci3 gwat1 piercing
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- 冲刺 衝刺 chōng cì ㄔㄨㄥ ㄘˋ cung1 ci3 (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash
- 讽刺 諷刺 fěng cì ㄈㄥˇ ㄘˋ fung3 ci3 to satirize
- 倒刺 dào cì ㄉㄠˋ ㄘˋ dou3 ci3 barb
- 刺中 cì zhòng ㄘˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ci3 zung3 to hit with a piercing blow
- 刺伤 刺傷 cì shāng ㄘˋ ㄕㄤ ci3 soeng1 to stab
- 刺儿 刺兒 cì r ㄘˋ ㄦ ci3 ji4 a thorn
- 刺刀 cì dāo ㄘˋ ㄉㄠ ci3 dou1 bayonet
- 刺史 cì shǐ ㄘˋ ㄕˇ ci3 si2 provincial governor (old)
- 刺字 cì zì ㄘˋ ㄗˋ ci3 zi6 to tattoo
- 刺客 cì kè ㄘˋ ㄎㄜˋ ci3 haak3 assassin
- 刺戟 cì jǐ ㄘˋ ㄐㄧˇ see 刺激
- 刺戳 cì chuō ㄘˋ ㄔㄨㄛ ci3 coek3 to stab; to pierce
- 刺探 cì tàn ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ ci3 taam3 to pry into
- 刺柏 cì bǎi ㄘˋ ㄅㄞˇ ci3 paak3 Chinese juniper
- 刺桐 cì tóng ㄘˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ci3 tung4 Indian coral tree
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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- 寒风刺骨 寒風刺骨 hán fēng cì gǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄈㄥ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ hon4 fung1 ci3 gwat1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
- 芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi ㄇㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄟˋ mong4 ci3 zoi6 bui3 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
- 悬梁刺股 懸樑刺股 xuán liáng cì gǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ jyun4 loeng4 ci3 gu2 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)