zé​jiāo

to choose friends

  • created reference approved 择交/擇交 → 择友/擇友 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择交 / 擇交 zé​jiāo

    择友 / 擇友 zé​yǒu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 择交/擇交 · zé​jiāo · to choose friends — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择交 / 擇交

    zé​jiāo

    to choose friends

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

    择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · to make friends

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 择交/擇交 · zé​jiāo · to choose allies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    择交 / 擇交

    zé​jiāo

    to choose allies

    to choose which countries to form an alliance with; to be selective in foreign relations

    择 (literal) → 择/擇 · zé · to choose 交 (literal) → 交 · jiāo · friendship

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense