jué

抉

Character · Verb

dig out; select; pick out

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Meanings

2 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

dig out; scoop out; cut out

formal

Formal literary usage, originally refers to digging out solid objects, now mostly used metaphorically.

Yī医
shēng生
jué抉
chū出
le了
huàn患
zhě者
yǎn眼
zhōng中
de的
yì异
wù物
 。

The doctor dug out the foreign object from the patient's eye.

Tā他
jué抉
chū出
le了
shāng伤
kǒu口
lǐ里
de的
suì碎
bō玻
li璃
 。

He scooped out the broken glass from the wound.

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Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
céng曾
jì记
zài载
yòng用
dāo刀
jué抉
chū出
nóng脓
chuāng疮
de的
liáo疗
fǎ法
 。

Ancient books record the treatment of cutting out pus-filled sores with a knife.

2.

verb

select; pick out; choose carefully

formal

Used in formal and literary contexts, emphasizes careful, deliberate selection.

Zài在
zhòng众
duō多
huò候
xuǎn选
rén人
zhōng中
 ,
wěi委
yuán员
huì会
jué抉
chū出
le了
zuì最
shì适
hé合
de的
rén人
xuǎn选
 。

Among numerous candidates, the committee selected the most suitable person.

Tā他
zài在
hǎi海
liàng量
de的
zī资
liào料
zhōng中
jué抉
chū出
le了
guān关
jiàn键
xìn信
xī息
 。

He picked out the key information from a vast amount of data.

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Miàn面
duì对
rén人
shēng生
de的
zhòng重
yào要
jué抉
zé择
 ,
tā他
yóu犹
yù豫
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
 。

Facing an important life choice, he hesitated for a long time.

Shī诗
rén人
jué抉
qǔ取
le了
mín民
jiān间
gù故
shì事
de的
jīng精
huá华
jìn进
xíng行
chuàng创
zuò作
 。

The poet selected the essence of folk tales for his creation.

Zhè这
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
 ,
píng评
wěi委
jué抉
chū出
le了
sān三
míng名
yōu优
xiù秀
xuǎn选
shǒu手
 。

At this competition, the judges selected three outstanding contestants.