Chinese word dictionary

选召

xuǎn zhào · chosen and called

Practice word

Word information

Simplified选召

Traditional選召

Pinyinxuǎn zhào

Part of speechDictionary

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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

召zhào

imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon

How to learn 选召

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

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

挑选tiāoxuǎn

to choose; to select

选手xuǎnshǒu

athlete; contestant

召开zhàokāi

to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together

当选dāngxuǎn

to be elected; to be selected