jué

抉摘

Word · VerbTraditional抉

choose; expose

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to choose; to pick out; to decide

literary

Used in formal, literary contexts. Often paired with 择 (zé) to form the compound 抉择.

Miàn面
duì对
rén人
shēng生
de的
shí十
zì字
lù路
kǒu口
 ，
tā他
xū需
yào要
jué抉
qí其
zhēn真
wěi伪
 。

At the crossroads of life, he needs to sift the true from the false.

Lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
yào要
shàn善
yú于
jué抉
fā发
shǐ史
liào料
zhōng中
de的
guān关
jiàn键
xìn信
xī息
 。

Historians must be good at picking out key information from historical materials.

2.

verb

to expose; to point out; to criticize

literary

Used in formal, critical contexts to point out flaws, faults, or hidden issues.

Zhè这
wèi位
jì记
zhě者
yǒng勇
yú于
jué抉
zhāi摘
shè社
huì会
bì弊
duān端
 。

This journalist is brave in exposing social malpractices.

Tā他
de的
wén文
zhāng章
shēn深
kè刻
jué抉
zhāi摘
le了
zhì制
dù度
de的
quē缺
xiàn陷
 。

His article profoundly points out the defects in the system.