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择优 Pronunciation and Pinyin

择优 Usage and Examples

Select the best

Merit selection

Optimal selection

竞聘者按遴选考试结果择优录用。

Applicants are selected for jobs on the results of a competitive examination.

理性的选择,即本案例中人们不去选择劣势策略,反而选择优势策略会使结果变得糟糕。

Rational choice in this case, people are not choosing a dominated strategy but a dominant rational choice can lead to outcomes that Suck.

The characters in 择优

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
择
zé8pick, choose, select
优
yōu6excellent, superior, preferential

More words starting with 择

  • zé择bù不kāi开Inseparable, Cannot be separated
  • zé择bù不kāi开shēn身Unable to get away, Too tied up
  • zé择jiāo交choose friends, select companions
  • zé择ǒu偶mate selection, choosing a partner
  • zé择ǒu偶shí时When choosing a partner, During mate selection
  • zé择ǒu偶biāo标zhǔn准Dating standards, Partner preferences
  • zé择chū出Select, Choose
  • zé择jí吉pick an auspicious day
  • zé择jí吉rì日Choose an auspicious day, Select a lucky day
  • zhái择xí席Be picky about where one sleeps, Difficulty sleeping in strange places
  • zé择rì日choose a date, select a date
  • zé择rì日shī师Auspicious date specialist, Date diviner

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Questions about 择优

What does 择优 mean in Chinese?

择优 (zé yōu) means “Select the best, Merit selection, Optimal selection”.

How do you pronounce 择优?

择优 is pronounced zé yōu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Select the best” in Chinese?

“Select the best” is 择优 (zé yōu) in Chinese.

How is 择优 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 择优, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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