选 xuǎn
“to choose; to pick; to select”
verb2021 list level 2Traditional 選
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
选 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 913: 选 xuǎn — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 102
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 选
选 means 'to choose, pick, select, or elect' and is a transitive verb: 选 + thing/person. Use 选 A 当/为/作 B for 'choose/elect A as B', and 选出/选好/选对 in resultative patterns. For 'choose between', say 选 A 还是 B.
例句Example sentences
- 我选这个蓝色的，不选那个红色的。wǒ xuǎn zhè ge lán sè de, bù xuǎn nà ge hóng sè de.I'll choose this blue one, not that red one.
- 我们班选他当班长。wǒ men bān xuǎn tā dāng bān zhǎng.Our class elected him class monitor.
- 这道题很难，我不知道该选哪一个。zhè dào tí hěn nán, wǒ bù zhī dao gāi xuǎn nǎ yí gè.This question is hard; I don't know which one to choose.
易混词Easily confused
选vs选择
选择 is a fuller verb that can also be a noun ('choice'), as in 做出选择; 选 is a monosyllabic verb that normally takes an object or complement and cannot stand alone as a noun.