Word: 揀 (jiǎn)

揀 is how 拣 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 拣

揀 dictionary entry

jiǎn: to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up

Full dictionary entry for 揀

Example sentences using 揀

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你喜歡哪個，自己揀一個吧。

Nǐ xǐhuan nǎge, zìjǐ jiǎn yí gè ba.

Whichever you like, choose one yourself.
你自己揀一個喜歡的吧。

Nǐ zìjǐ jiǎn yí gè xǐhuan de ba.

Pick one you like yourself.
八哥兒啄柿子，揀軟的吃

bāgēr zhuó shìzi, jiǎn ruǎn de chī

A myna pecking persimmons: picks the soft ones to eat
八哥兒啄柿子，雷公打豆腐，揀軟的來

bāgēr zhuó shìzi, Léigōngdǎdòufu, jiǎn ruǎn de lái

A myna pecking persimmons, the Thunder God striking tofu: go for the soft ones
家有三件事，先揀緊的辦

jiā yǒu sān jiàn shì, xiān jiǎn jǐn de bàn

if the house has three jobs, do the pressing one first
屬喜鵲的，專揀高枝兒飛

shǔ xǐquè de, zhuān jiǎn gāozhīr fēi

born a magpie: only flies to the high branches
棉桃裡面找核桃，專揀硬的敲

miántáo lǐmiàn zhǎo hétao, zhuān jiǎn yìng de qiāo

looking for walnuts inside cotton bolls: picking only the hard ones to crack
羊群里揀駱駝,挑大個兒的

yángqún lǐ jiǎn luòtuo,tiāo dàgèr de

picking a camel out of a flock of sheep: choose the big one
饞大嫂種瓜，揀著吃

chán dàsǎo zhòngguā, jiǎnzhe chī

a greedy sister-in-law grows melons: she picks which to eat
麻雀揀著旺處飛

máquè jiǎnzhe wàng chù fēi

Sparrows pick the thriving places to fly to