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饥不择食 | 飢不擇食
- 1 when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
- 2 When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
口不择言 | 口不擇言
- 1 to speak incoherently
- 2 to ramble
- 3 to talk irresponsibly
择不开 | 擇不開
- 1 impossible to separate
- 2 impossible to disentangle
- 3 cannot take time out
张择端 | 張擇端
- 1 Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter
择善固执 | 擇善固執
- 1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
择善而从 | 擇善而從
- 1 to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
不加选择 | 不加選擇
- 1 indiscriminate
择定 | 擇定
- 1 to select
择偶 | 擇偶
- 1 to choose a spouse
自由选择权 | 自由選擇權
- 1 free agency
择菜 | 擇菜
- 1 to pick the edible part of vegetables
择食 | 擇食
- 1 to be picky (food)
采择 | 採擇
- 1 to choose and use
- 2 to adopt (a decision)
良禽择木 | 良禽擇木
- 1 a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)
- 2 fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
不择手段 | 不擇手段
- 1 by fair means or foul
- 2 by hook or by crook
- 3 unscrupulously
选择性 | 選擇性
- 1 selective
- 2 selectiveness
- 3 selectivity
物竞天择 | 物競天擇
- 1 natural selection
自然选择 | 自然選擇
- 1 natural selection
择日子 | 擇日子
- 1 to pick an auspicious day
天择 | 天擇
- 1 natural selection