CHOOSE    挑選

TAKE OR USE THING WHILE BELIEVING that one is ABLE to TAKE OTHER THINGS.
SELECTPICK (OUT)OPT FORSETTLE ONDECIDE ONFIX ONTAKEAPPOINTNAMENOMINATEVOTE FORELECT
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word for making a deliberate and in principle free choice is qǔ 取 "to choose or opt for (the preferred alternative), to prefer" (ant 捨 "reject"), and what is thus chosen or preferred may be concrete or abstract. 2. Zé 擇 is "to choose between, make a free choice among (alternative objects presenting themselves)" and the word applies to all sorts of choices, formal or informal. 3. Xuǎn 選 and the rarer bá 拔 (ant. chì 斥 "set aside") is an administrative term referring to the choice of incumbents for a position to be filled according to given criteria of choice. 4. Cǎi 采 is close in meaning to qǔ 取 but does not naturally correspond to any antonym like shě 捨 "reject". 5. Qū 趨 (ant. bì 避 "shy away from and avoid") and the rarer xiàng 嚮 (ant. bèi 背 "turn one's back on") refer to a tendency to exercise a certain preference. 6. Níng 寧 "would rather, prefer to" expresses a free moral or intellectual or practical choice. See PREFER
Modern Chinese Criteria
挑選 揀選 精選 甄選 提選 挑揀 選擇 採擇 採取 採納 採用 抉擇 別擇 抉摘 摘選 摘取 選取 取捨 挑 選 揀 擇 摘 卜 挑三揀四 挑肥揀瘦 披沙揀金 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • DECIDE　CHOOSE among PRESENT OR FUTURE MOVEMENTS FOR SELF:oneself OR among ANSWERS to QUESTIONS. (anc: 17/0, child: 4)
  • MARRY　CAUSE someone to BECOME a HUSBAND OR a WIFE. (anc: 17/0, child: 2)
  • VOTE　DECIDE an IMPORTANT POLITICAL ASK:question CONFORMING to MAJORITY CHOICE. (anc: 17/0, child: 1)
Antonym
  • DISCARDDISPLACE something so as to VOLUNTARILY CAUSE ONESELF to LACK it.
See also
  • FETCHDISPLACE something TO HERE FROM an OTHER PLACE.
  • LIKEDESIRE INTENSELY so as to TEND to CHOOSE.
Hypernym
  • TAKE　OBTAIN a THING OFTEN by REMOVING it from its PLACE OR OWNER so as to HAVE it ONESELF. (anc: 15/0, child: 10)
  • OBTAIN　BEGIN to HAVE. (anc: 14/0, child: 5)
  • BEGIN　ENDURINGLY STOP NOT to ACT OR to BE RESEMBLING:as in the PAST. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
  • De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione ( COMENIUS 1665) p. 519©

    ELIGERE e pluribus aliqvid velle, alijs relictis.

    Reqv. 1. Objectorum pluralitatem.

    2. Deliberationem qvodnam potius.

    3. Determinationem tandem liberam, et ut ratione factam.

    14 fascinating Axioms.

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    CHOOSE

    deligere refers to one not remaining indecisive with regard to a choice.

    eligere refers to the deliberately choosing to make a choice at all in the sense of not taking anything that comes one's way.

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 147

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 12.22-28

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1457

    選，擇

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 77

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.348:236

    ELECTION.CHOIX

    passive versus active. Very fine analysis.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.405.368FF

    OPTER.CHOISIR; CHOISIR.PREFERER CHOISIR.ELIRE

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 420

  • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 165

    • Words (30 items)

    擇  zé OC: ɡrlaaɡ MC: ɖɣɛk 87 Attributions

    Zé 擇 is "to choose between, make a free choice among (alternative objects presenting themselves)" and the word applies to all sorts of choices, formal or informal.

      Word relations
    • Object: 人/HUMAN The dominant term is rén 人 which refers to any human.
    • Object: 友/FRIEND The most general current word for a friend is yǒu 友 (ant. dí 敵 "enemy"), and the specific nuance indicated by this word is that of a commonality of feelings and interests, although it must be noted that the etymological link of the word is with the notion of "help", and in pre-SHI times the word tended to refer to cooperating associates rather than friends.
    • Assoc: 選/CHOOSE Xuǎn 選 and the rarer bá 拔 (ant. chì 斥 "set aside") is an administrative term referring to the choice of incumbents for a position to be filled according to given criteria of choice.
    • Assoc: 采/CHOOSE Cǎi 采 is close in meaning to qǔ 取 but does not naturally correspond to any antonym like shě 捨 "reject".

      Syntactic words
    • nabactchoice ??
    • nabactselecting aspicious days; hemerological practiceLZ
    • vt prep N{PLUR}choose among these things NCH
    • vt+prep+Nopt for
    • vt+prep+Nobject=alternativeschoose (between or among...)
    • vt+prep+N{PLUR}chose among the Ns
    • vt+V[0]choose (to do something)
    • vt[oN]make a choice
    • vtoNselect (as a neighbourhood to live in); make a choice of; make a free and proper choice of, HF 6.3.30: choose freely (a ruler whom one wishes to serve)
    • vtoNobject=alternativeschoose among, have a choice among; make/consider a free choice between;
    • vtoNpassivebe chosenLZ
    • vtoNpositivemake the right choice of
    • vtoNpsychbe choosy about, be particular about the choice of 擇友
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2choose (somebody or something N1) (from among several items N2)何擇焉
    取  qǔ OC: skhoʔ MC: tshi̯o 55 Attributions

    The general word for making a deliberate and in principle free choice is qǔ 取 "to choose or opt for (the preferred alternative), to prefer" (ant. 捨 "reject"), and what is thus chosen or preferred may be concrete or abstract.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 去/DISCARD Qù 去 refers to the distancing oneself from something by rejecting it.
    • Ant: 捨 / 舍/REFUSE
    • Assoc: 采/CHOOSE Cǎi 采 is close in meaning to qǔ 取 but does not naturally correspond to any antonym like shě 捨 "reject".
    • Synon: 拔/CHOOSE

      Syntactic words
    • nabactpreference; choice
    • nabfigurativeintellectual choice; philosophical preferenceCH
    • vt(oN)make a deliberate choice of NCH
    • vt+V[0]choose to V, opt for (doing something); prefer to V
    • vt[oN]make choices; show preferences
    • vtoNpick out; opt for, choose (a thing, an abstract thing, or a person for a job), show preferences for
    • vtoNfigurativemake an intellectual choice for; opt for (something abstract like a course of action or a pose to be taken etc)
    • vtoNnegativebring upon oneself
    • vtoNpassivebe chosen, be picked out
    選  xuǎn OC: sqonʔ MC: siɛn 16 Attributions

    Xuǎn 選 and the rarer bá 拔 (ant. chì 斥 "set aside") is an administrative term referring to the choice of incumbents for a position to be filled according to given criteria of choice.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 舉/APPOINT
    • Assoc: 擇/CHOOSE Zé 擇 is "to choose between, make a free choice among (alternative objects presenting themselves)" and the word applies to all sorts of choices, formal or informal.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNelite, choice (troops etc)
    • vielite, exquisiteLZ
    • vt+prep+Nchoose among
    • vtoNpick out according to quality, select and appoint
    • vtoNobject=nonhuselect items as relevant for useCH
    取舍  qǔ shě OC: skhoʔ lʰaʔ MC: tshi̯o ɕɣɛ 9 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{N1&N2}actchoices; preferences
    趨  qū OC: tsho MC: tshi̯o 7 Attributions

    Qū 趨 (ant. bì 避 "shy away from and avoid") and the rarer xiàng 嚮 (ant. bèi 背 "turn one's back on") refer to a tendency to exercise a certain preference.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 捨 / 舍/DISCARD Shě 捨/舍 (ant. qǔ 取 "pick out and choose") refers to letting go of or rejecting something that one might have chosen to retain or use.
    • Synon: 就/SEEK

      Syntactic words
    • nabactpreferring; preferred course of action
    • vtoNtend towards, opt (enthusiastically) for, go for
    柬  jiǎn OC: kreenʔ MC: kɣɛn
    揀  jiǎn OC: kreenʔ MC: kɣɛn 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNXUN: sort according to quality > choose
    用  yòng OC: k-loŋs MC: ji̯oŋ 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNchoose to use, choose to make use of, choose to carry out in practice (words); act on, act according to
    • vtoNpassivebe used, be applied; be put into practice
    采  cǎi OC: tshɯɯʔ MC: tshəi 3 Attributions

    Cǎi 采 is close in meaning to qǔ 取 but does not naturally correspond to any antonym like shě 捨 "reject".

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 取/CHOOSE The general word for making a deliberate and in principle free choice is qǔ 取 "to choose or opt for (the preferred alternative), to prefer" (ant. 捨 "reject"), and what is thus chosen or preferred may be concrete or abstract.
    • Assoc: 擇/CHOOSE Zé 擇 is "to choose between, make a free choice among (alternative objects presenting themselves)" and the word applies to all sorts of choices, formal or informal.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNHANSHU, Dongfangshuo: select (as emperor selecting candidates for job); choose properly
    • vtoNchoose for detailed considerationCH
    簡  jiǎn OC: kreenʔ MC: kɣɛn 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychchoice, freedom to choose
    • vtoNselect; make choice for SHU, ZHUANG; later: pick for office
    趣舍  qù shě OC: skhos lʰaʔ MC: tshi̯o ɕɣɛ
    趣捨  qù shě OC: skhos lʰaʔ MC: tshi̯o ɕɣɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPab[post-N]actone's moral choice
    嚮  xiàng OC: qhaŋs MC: hi̯ɐŋ 2 Attributions

    Qū 趨 (ant. bì 避 "shy away from and avoid") and the rarer xiàng 嚮 (ant. bèi 背 "turn one's back on") refer to a tendency to exercise a certain preference.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNopt for
    採  cǎi OC: tshɯɯʔ MC: tshəi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactchoice
    • vtoNpick out, opt for; chooseCH
    選於  xuǎn yú OC: sqonʔ qa MC: siɛn ʔi̯ɤ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNchoose from among
    撮取  cuō qǔ OC: skhood skhoʔ MC: tshʷɑt tshi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNchoose
    取捨  qǔ shě OC: skhoʔ lʰaʔ MC: tshi̯o ɕɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactchoice
    • VPtoNchoose or reject; choose among; opt for or againstCH
    論  lún MC: lwin OC: ɡ-runLZ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN(= lún 掄) selectLZ
    摘撮  zhāi cuō OC: krleeɡ skhood MC: ʈɣɛk tshʷɑt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt[oN]pick and choose among things
    拔  bá OC: breed MC: bɣɛt 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Synon: 取/CHOOSE The general word for making a deliberate and in principle free choice is qǔ 取 "to choose or opt for (the preferred alternative), to prefer" (ant. 捨 "reject"), and what is thus chosen or preferred may be concrete or abstract.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpick out (the right person)
    選擇  xuǎn zé OC: sqonʔ ɡrlaaɡ MC: siɛn ɖɣɛk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNselect (by vote???)
    擇取  zé qǔ OC: ɡrlaaɡ skhoʔ MC: ɖɣɛk tshi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNselect
    議  yì OC: ŋrals MC: ŋiɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNK: select YILI [????]
    大  dà OC: daads MC: dɑi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNregard as preferable, consider as the better thing to do　GONGYANG Yin 3.6 故君子大居正 therefore the gentleman regards it as preferable to keep to the straight line (of succession).
    寧  níng OC: neeŋ MC: neŋ 0 Attributions

    Níng 寧 "would rather, prefer to" expresses a free moral or intellectual or practical choice. See PREFER

      Syntactic words
    差  chāi OC: skhreel MC: ʈʂhɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNchoose, select??????
    挑  tiāo OC: kh-leew MC: theu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNselect (ZGC)
    掄  lún OC: ɡ-run MC: lʷin
    掄  lún OC: ɡ-ruun MC: luo̝n 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNselect
    摭  zhí OC: kljaɡ MC: tɕiɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNLIJI 7.6f: choose to pick up or take
    撮  cuō OC: skhood MC: tshʷɑt 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    竫  jìng OC: sɡeŋʔ MC: dziɛŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNK: choose (loan) GONGYANG
    索  suǒ OC: saaɡ MC: sɑk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNselect