choose; select; make a decision
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to choose; to select; to make a decision (often in a crucial situation)
formalOften used in formal or written contexts, implying a significant, difficult, or fateful choice between important options.
Miàn面
duì对
liǎng两
fèn份
lǐ理
xiǎng想
de的
gōng工
zuò作
，
tā他
bì必
xū须
zuò做
chū出
jiān艰
nán难
de的
jué抉
zé择
。
Faced with two ideal job offers, he must make a difficult choice.
Zhè这
shì是
guān关
hū乎
gōng公
sī司
wèi未
lái来
mìng命
yùn运
de的
jué抉
zé择
。
This is a decision concerning the company's future destiny.
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Lì历
shǐ史
yāo要
qiú求
rén人
mín民
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
yǔ与
hé和
píng平
zhī之
jiān间
zuò作
chū出
jué抉
zé择
。
History demands that the people make a choice between war and peace.
Rén人
shēng生
de的
shí十
zì字
lù路
kǒu口
，
měi每
yī一
gè个
jué抉
zé择
dōu都
kě可
néng能
gǎi改
biàn变
fāng方
xiàng向
。
At life's crossroads, every choice can change the direction.