to sort according to specific categories or destinations, such as mail or parcels

to pick and choose; to be very choosy or nitpicky; same as [[挑肥拣瘦|挑肥揀瘦|tiao1 fei2 jian3 shou4]]

to select or pick out based on preference or quality, usually referring to concrete objects

to select; to choose; to sort out

to cherry-pick for one's own benefit; to be fastidious or over-critical about what one is willing to accept; often used to describe someone who picks easy or profitable tasks while avoiding hard work

to collect discarded items, rags, or scrap for reuse or sale; to pick through trash

(literary) to select or choose; to pick out

literally to sort gold from sand; to extract the essentials from a mass of material or be extremely careful in making a selection

to sort or pick out by hand

to choose which Buddha to burn incense to; to be selective in who one chooses to flatter or curry favor with

To buy something for much less than its value or to gain an advantage without much effort.

mail sorting office

to distinguish or choose between things; to discriminate

to pick up; to collect from the ground

to choose what one eats or drinks very carefully; to be a picky eater

to deliberately find fault with others; to pick holes in something even when it is done well; to be captious

rough handling of parcels during mail sorting; violent or careless treatment of packages by delivery workers

To obtain or pick up something without paying or making any effort; to get something for free

to turn over or rummage through while selecting or looking for something; to browse and pick out

literally 'the God of Thunder strikes bean curd'; to pick on an easy target or find someone soft to bully