to pick out or choose from a number of alternatives

to have no other alternative; to be left with no other options

a choice or decision, especially a significant or difficult one

the quality of being selective; selectiveness

by hook or by crook; unscrupulously; to use any means, fair or foul, to achieve a goal (usually used in a negative sense)

a type of exam question where a list of possible answers is provided for the test-taker to choose from; choice question

to choose the best; to select the fittest or most qualified individuals

To choose or select a profession or occupation.

to choose a spouse or life partner

to choose a suitable date or time

(idiom) too panicked to choose one's path; fleeing wildly in any direction. Also describes being forced by circumstances into making a desperate choice.

when hungry, one cannot be picky about what they eat; also describes being in such urgent need that one cannot afford to be selective

to speak without thinking; to talk irresponsibly or use improper language without consideration

To choose trustworthy people to befriend; to select friends carefully

survival of the fittest; the process where living things compete to survive and nature selects those best adapted to their environment

to choose and decide on; to select (often a date or location)

Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), a famous Northern Song dynasty painter known for his realistic landscape and architectural style, specifically his masterpiece [[清明上河图|清明上河圖|qing1 ming2 shang4 he2 tu2]]

natural selection; the evolutionary process in which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

to pick through vegetables to select the edible parts or remove unwanted bits

the frequency or rate at which something is selected; selectivity or selectance

To choose the right course and follow it; to select what is good and adopt it or learn from it. This idiom originates from the "Analects" of [[孔子|孔子|kong3 zi3]], which suggests that when walking with others, one should identify their good qualities to follow and their bad qualities to correct in oneself.

To choose a lucky or auspicious day, often for events like weddings, starting construction, or opening a new business.

Literally means a fine bird chooses a good tree to nest in; used to describe a talented person choosing a wise leader or a person of integrity to serve.

to choose one's food carefully; to be a picky or fussy eater

(literary) to choose a good neighborhood or virtuous neighbors to live near

To choose a marriage partner.

A key process in evolution where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring; also called [[天择|天擇|tian1 ze2]] or [[自然淘汰|自然淘汰|zi4 ran2 tao2 tai4]].

To choose what is right or good and persist in following it; to hold firmly to one's principles.

(literary) to select or choose; to pick out

to select a virtuous leader or employer to work for; to choose one's superior wisely

to choose one's friends carefully; to be selective in making friends

to select an auspicious day for an event such as a wedding or funeral

to have difficulty falling or staying asleep when changing sleeping environments or sleeping in an unfamiliar bed; sometimes referred to as [[择席病|擇席病|zhai2 xi2 bing4]]

To pick out wealthy people to blackmail or prey upon; literally "to choose the fat ones to devour".

to choose a virtuous person to serve or dedicate oneself to; also used to refer to a woman finding the right man to marry

To talk recklessly or thoughtlessly; also used to mean saying things without choosing words carefully. This is sometimes considered a misuse of [[口不择言|口不擇言|kou3 bu4 ze2 yan2]], or conversely used as a synonym for it.

to do something without choosing or being selective; indiscriminate

selection process driven by human agency or choice, often contrasted with natural selection

to choose; choice (variant form)

mutual selection between two parties; bilateral selection

a question in a test or survey that provides several options from which to choose the correct or appropriate answer

to move house for the sake of a child's education, based on the story of the philosopher Mencius' mother moving three times to find a suitable environment for her son

when one is freezing, any clothing is acceptable; to not be choosy about clothes when cold; metaphorically, to act out of desperation

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

impossible to disentangle or separate two things; used to describe a close relationship or items that cannot be pulled apart

to pick out and remove the bones from fish while eating

the condition of being unable to sleep comfortably or falling into insomnia when sleeping in an unfamiliar bed or environment

To select a date for an event, often specifically picking an auspicious or lucky day.

picking an auspicious day is not as good as seizing a chance opportunity; it is better to do something right now than to wait for a better time