择刺 zháicì to pick out fish bones Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zháicì to pick out fish bones 择 擇 zhái to pick over to select or pick over, usually used as a standalone verb in spoken Chinese for tasks like cleaning vegetables刺 cì noun thorn a small, sharp, pointed object such as a thorn, splinter, or fish bonezháicì to solve a problem 择 擇 zhái to extricate to free oneself from a difficult situation; to untangle something messy like yarn or a complex dispute刺 cì noun thorn a small, sharp, pointed object such as a thorn, splinter, or fish bone
