择机 擇機
择机 擇機 zé jī ㄗㄜˊ ㄐㄧ zaak6 gei1
- at the right time; when appropriate
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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
机 機
- 伺机 伺機 sì jī ㄙˋ ㄐㄧ zi6 gei1 to wait for an opportunity
- 动机 動機 dòng jī ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧ dung6 gei1 motive; motivation
- 危机 危機 wēi jī ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ ngai4 gei1 crisis
- 司机 司機 sī jī ㄙ ㄐㄧ si1 gei1 chauffeur; driver
- 契机 契機 qì jī ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧ kai3 gei1 opportunity; turning point
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- 客机 客機 kè jī ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧ haak3 gei1 passenger plane
- 战机 戰機 zhàn jī ㄓㄢˋ ㄐㄧ zin3 gei1 opportunity in a battle
- 手机 手機 shǒu jī ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧ sau2 gei1 cell phone; mobile phone
- 投机 投機 tóu jī ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ tau4 gei1 congenial; agreeable
- 时机 時機 shí jī ㄕˊ ㄐㄧ si4 gei1 opportunity; opportune moment
- 有机 有機 yǒu jī ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧ jau5 gei1 organic
- 机制 機制 jī zhì ㄐㄧ ㄓˋ gei1 zai3 mechanism
- 机动 機動 jī dòng ㄐㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ gei1 dung6 locomotive
- 机器 機器 jī qì ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˋ gei1 hei3 machine
- 机场 機場 jī chǎng ㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˇ gei1 coeng4 airport; airfield
- 机密 機密 jī mì ㄐㄧ ㄇㄧˋ gei1 mat6 secret; classified
- 机智 機智 jī zhì ㄐㄧ ㄓˋ gei1 zi3 quick-witted
- 机会 機會 jī huì ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gei1 wui6 opportunity
- 机械 機械 jī xiè ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gei1 haai6 machine
- 机构 機構 jī gòu ㄐㄧ ㄍㄡˋ gei1 kau3 mechanism
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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- 当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
- 费尽心机 費盡心機 fèi jìn xīn jī ㄈㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ fai3 zeon6 sam1 gei1 to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)
- 话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ waa6 bat1 tau4 gei1 (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
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- 见机行事 見機行事 jiàn jī xíng shì ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ gin3 gei1 hang4 si6 see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances
- 机不可失 機不可失 jī bù kě shī ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ gei1 bat1 ho2 sat1 No time to lose! (idiom)
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
- 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
- 漏泄天机 漏洩天機 lòu xiè tiān jī ㄌㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧ lau6 sit3 tin1 gei1 to divulge the will of heaven (idiom); to leak a secret
- 面授机宜 面授機宜 miàn shòu jī yí ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄧˊ min6 sau6 gei1 ji4 (idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue; to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation
- 生机勃勃 生機勃勃 shēng jī bó bó ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄛˊ sang1 gei1 but6 but6 (idiom) vibrant; full of vitality