Chinese word dictionary

选修

xuǎnxiū · (at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified选修

Traditional選修

Pinyinxuǎnxiū

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

选xuǎn

to select, to elect, to choose; election

修xiū

to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate

How to learn 选修

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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选xuǎn

to choose; to pick; to select; to elect

选择xuǎnzé

to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative

修xiū

surname Xiu; to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class); variant of 修[xiu1]

修理xiūlǐ

to repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb

挑选tiāoxuǎn

to choose; to select

维修wéixiū

maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain