How to say “choose” in Chinese
choose (a course); elective
“Choose” in Chinese is 选修, xuǎn xiū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
选修 is read xuǎn xiū: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 先 xiān hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “选修”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 选修. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我这学期选修了一门艺术课wǒzhèxuéqīxuǎnxiūleyìményìshùkèThis semester I took an art course as an elective.
- 我选修了一门历史课wǒxuǎnxiūleyìménlìshǐkèI took a history course as an elective.
- 我想选修这门课wǒxiǎngxuǎnxiūzhèménkèI want to take this course as an elective.
More words from the lesson “Subjects and tracks”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “choose” in Chinese?
“Choose” in Chinese is 选修, pinyin xuǎnxiū.
What does 选修 mean?
选修 (xuǎnxiū) means “choose (a course); elective”.
How do you write 选修?
选修 is 2 characters: 选 (xuǎn) — choose; 修 (xiū) — repair; cultivate, improve. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 选修?
选修 is read xuǎnxiū. Tones: xuǎn — third tone, xiū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“choose” in the lesson “Subjects and tracks”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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