jué
抉
dig out; select; pick out
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
dig out; scoop out; cut out
formalFormal 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.
verb
select; pick out; choose carefully
formalUsed 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.