| 選 | [ xuǎn ] to choose, to pick, to select, to elect |
| 選中 | [ xuǎn zhòng ] to choose, to pick, to settle upon, to decide upon a candidate, to be selected for some role |
| 選修 | [ xuǎn xiū ] (at a school) to take as an elective, an elective, elective (subject) |
| 選修課 | [ xuǎn xiū kè ] optional course (in school) |
| 選入 | [ xuǎn rù ] selected (for admission), elected |
| 選出 | [ xuǎn chū ] to pick out, to select, to elect |
| 選區 | [ xuǎn qū ] electoral district, constituency |
| 選取 | [ xuǎn qǔ ] to choose |
| 選召 | [ xuǎn zhaò ] chosen and called |
| 選單 | [ xuǎn dān ] (software) menu |
| 選址 | [ xuǎn zhǐ ] to select a suitable site, site, location |
| 選士 | [ xuǎn shì ] selected outstanding scholars (in former times), cream of the crop |
| 選定 | [ xuǎn dìng ] to select, to choose, to settle on |
| 選情 | [ xuǎn qíng ] the state of play in an election, the current state of a candidate's campaign |
| 選戰 | [ xuǎn zhàn ] election campaign |
| 選手 | [ xuǎn shoǔ ] athlete, contestant |
| 選拔 | [ xuǎn bá ] to select the best |
| 選擇 | [ xuǎn zé ] to select, to pick, choice, option, alternative |
| 選擇性 | [ xuǎn zé xìng ] selective, selectiveness, selectivity |
| 選擇題 | [ xuǎn zé tí ] multiple-choice question |
| 選本 | [ xuǎn běn ] anthology, selected works |
| 選民 | [ xuǎn mín ] voter, constituency, electorate |
| 選民參加率 | [ xuǎn mín cān jiā lǜ ] voter participation rate |
| 選民登記 | [ xuǎn mín dēng jì ] voter registration |
| 選派 | [ xuǎn paì ] to select, to detail, to set apart, to appoint |
| 選用 | [ xuǎn yòng ] to choose for some purpose, to select and use |
| 選票 | [ xuǎn ] a vote, ballot, CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| 選秀 | [ xuǎn xiù ] to select talented individuals, (sports) draft |
| 選秀節目 | [ xuǎn xiù jié mù ] talent show, talent competition |
| 選編 | [ xuǎn biān ] selected works (poems, documents etc), anthology |
| 選美 | [ xuǎn meǐ ] beauty contest |
| 選美比賽 | [ xuǎn meǐ bǐ saì ] beauty contest |
| 選美皇后 | [ xuǎn meǐ huáng hoù ] beauty queen |
| 選聽 | [ xuǎn tīng ] selective listening (linguistics) |
| 選育 | [ xuǎn yù ] seed selection, breeding |
| 選舉 | [ xuǎn jǔ ] to elect, election, CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] |
| 選舉人 | [ xuǎn jǔ rén ] voter, elector |
| 選舉人團 | [ xuǎn jǔ rén tuán ] Electoral College (of the United States) |
| 選舉團 | [ xuǎn jǔ tuán ] Electoral College (of the United States) |
| 選舉委員會 | [ xuǎn jǔ weǐ yuán huì ] Election Committee (Hong Kong) |
| 選舉權 | [ xuǎn jǔ quán ] suffrage |
| 選舉法庭 | [ xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng ] election court |
| 選裝 | [ xuǎn zhuāng ] optional (equipment) |
| 選課 | [ xuǎn kè ] to select courses |
| 選購 | [ xuǎn goù ] to select and purchase, to buy |
| 選送 | [ xuǎn sòng ] to select and send over |
| 選錄 | [ xuǎn lù ] an excerpt, a digest |
| 選集 | [ xuǎn jí ] anthology |
| 選項 | [ xuǎn xiàng ] to make a choice (between several alternatives), a choice, an option, an alternative |
| 選點 | [ xuǎn diǎn ] to choose an appropriate location |
| ⇒ 不加選擇 | [ bù jiā xuǎn zé ] indiscriminate |
| ⇒ 世界小姐選美 | [ shì jiè jie xuǎn meǐ ] Miss World Beauty Pageant |
| ⇒ 中選 | [ zhòng xuǎn ] to win an election, to get a position by passing the imperial exam |
| ⇒ 人選 | [ rén xuǎn ] choice of person, candidate |
| ⇒ 任選 | [ rèn xuǎn ] to choose arbitrarily, to take whichever one fancies |
| ⇒ 候選 | [ hoù xuǎn ] candidate (attributive) |
| ⇒ 候選人 | [ hoù xuǎn rén ] candidate, CL:名[ming2] |
| ⇒ 備選 | [ beì xuǎn ] alternative (plan, arrangement, strategy etc) |
| ⇒ 優選 | [ yoū xuǎn ] to optimize, preferred |
| ⇒ 入選 | [ rù xuǎn ] to be chosen, to be elected as |
| ⇒ 共同篩選 | [ gòng tóng shaī xuǎn ] collaborative filtering |
| ⇒ 初選 | [ chū xuǎn ] primary election |
| ⇒ 別無選擇 | [ bié wú xuǎn zé ] to have no other choice |
| ⇒ 助選 | [ zhù xuǎn ] to assist in a candidate's election campaign (Tw) |
| ⇒ 勝選 | [ shèng xuǎn ] to win an election |
| ⇒ 勾選 | [ goū xuǎn ] to select (one or more options from a list), to check (a box) |
| ⇒ 千挑萬選 | [ qiān wàn xuǎn ] to select very carefully |
| ⇒ 參選 | [ cān xuǎn ] to be a candidate in an election or other selection process, to run for office, to turn out to vote |
| ⇒ 參選人 | [ cān xuǎn rén ] election participant, candidate |
| ⇒ 參選率 | [ cān xuǎn lǜ ] voter turnout |
| ⇒ 可選 | [ kě xuǎn ] available, optional |
| ⇒ 可選擇丟棄 | [ kě xuǎn zé diū qì ] discard eligible (Frame Relay), DE |
| ⇒ 多選題 | [ duō xuǎn tí ] multiple-choice question |
| ⇒ 多黨選舉 | [ duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ ] multiparty election |
| ⇒ 大選 | [ dà xuǎn ] general election |
| ⇒ 少選 | [ shaǒ xuǎn ] (literary) a little while |
| ⇒ 差額選舉 | [ chā é xuǎn jǔ ] competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats) |
| ⇒ 徵選 | [ zhēng xuǎn ] to call for entries and select the best, to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc), to select (the best candidate), contest, competition |
| ⇒ 拳擊選手 | [ quán jī xuǎn shoǔ ] boxer |
| ⇒ 挑選 | [ xuǎn ] to choose, to select |
| ⇒ 捐選 | [ juān xuǎn ] to select |
| ⇒ 推選 | [ tuī xuǎn ] to elect, to choose, to nominate |
| ⇒ 揀選 | [ jiǎn xuǎn ] to select, to sort out |
| ⇒ 改選 | [ gaǐ xuǎn ] reelection, to reelect |
| ⇒ 文選 | [ wén xuǎn ] compilation, selected works |
| ⇒ 新選 | [ xīn xuǎn ] newly elected |
| ⇒ 普選 | [ pǔ xuǎn ] universal suffrage |
| ⇒ 普選權 | [ pǔ xuǎn quán ] universal suffrage |
| ⇒ 有選舉權 | [ yoǔ xuǎn jǔ quán ] constituent |
| ⇒ 毛澤東選集 | [ maó zé dōng xuǎn jí ] Selected Works of Mao Zedong |
| ⇒ 毛選 | [ maó xuǎn ] Selected Works of Mao Zedong, abbr. for 毛澤東選集|毛泽东选集[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Xuan3 ji2] |
| ⇒ 民選 | [ mín xuǎn ] democratically elected |
| ⇒ 決選名單 | [ jué xuǎn míng dān ] short list |
| ⇒ 浮選 | [ fú xuǎn ] flotation process |
| ⇒ 海選 | [ haǐ xuǎn ] (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.), (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers, (in the entertainment industry) open audition |
| ⇒ 淘選 | [ taó xuǎn ] to decant, to strain off |
| ⇒ 特異選擇 | [ tè yì xuǎn zé ] special choice, special reserve |
| ⇒ 獨立選民 | [ dú lì xuǎn mín ] independent voter |
| ⇒ 王選 | [ wáng xuǎn ] Wang Xuan (1937-2006), Chinese printing industry innovator |
| ⇒ 甄選 | [ zhēn xuǎn ] to select, to pick |
| ⇒ 當選 | [ dāng xuǎn ] to be elected, to be selected |
| ⇒ 直接選舉 | [ zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ ] direct election |
| ⇒ 直選 | [ zhí xuǎn ] direct election |
| ⇒ 票選 | [ xuǎn ] to vote by ballot |
| ⇒ 種子選手 | [ zhǒng zi xuǎn shoǔ ] seeded player |
| ⇒ 立委選舉 | [ lì weǐ xuǎn jǔ ] legislative elections |
| ⇒ 競選 | [ jìng xuǎn ] to take part in an election, to run for office |
| ⇒ 競選副手 | [ jìng xuǎn fù shoǔ ] election assistant, running mate |
| ⇒ 競選搭檔 | [ jìng xuǎn dā dàng ] election partner, running mate |
| ⇒ 競選活動 | [ jìng xuǎn huó dòng ] (election) campaign |
| ⇒ 等額選舉 | [ děng é xuǎn jǔ ] non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats), single-candidate election |
| ⇒ 節選 | [ jié xuǎn ] excerpt, selection (from a book), to select, to choose an extract |
| ⇒ 篩選 | [ shaī xuǎn ] to filter |
| ⇒ 精挑細選 | [ jīng xì xuǎn ] to select very carefully |
| ⇒ 精選 | [ jīng xuǎn ] carefully chosen, handpicked, best of the bunch, choice (product), concentration (mining), to concentrate, to winnow |
| ⇒ 編選 | [ biān xuǎn ] to select and edit, to compile |
| ⇒ 總統大選 | [ zǒng tǒng dà xuǎn ] presidential election |
| ⇒ 總統選舉 | [ zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ ] presidential election |
| ⇒ 考選部 | [ kaǒ xuǎn bù ] Ministry of Examination, Taiwan |
| ⇒ 膺選 | [ yīng xuǎn ] to be elected |
| ⇒ 自然選擇 | [ zì rán xuǎn zé ] natural selection |
| ⇒ 自由選擇權 | [ zì yoú xuǎn zé quán ] free agency |
| ⇒ 自選 | [ zì xuǎn ] to choose by oneself, free to choose, optional, self-service |
| ⇒ 落選 | [ luò xuǎn ] to fail to be chosen (or elected), to lose an election |
| ⇒ 葉選平 | [ yè xuǎn píng ] Ye Xuanping (1924-2019), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1] |
| ⇒ 被選舉權 | [ beì xuǎn jǔ quán ] the right to be elected, the right to stand for election |
| ⇒ 補選 | [ bǔ xuǎn ] by-election |
| ⇒ 複選框 | [ fù xuǎn kuàng ] check box |
| ⇒ 評選 | [ píng xuǎn ] to select on the basis of a vote or consensus |
| ⇒ 賄選 | [ huì xuǎn ] to buy votes (in an election) |
| ⇒ 退選 | [ tuì xuǎn ] to withdraw from an election, to drop out of an elective course |
| ⇒ 遴選 | [ lín xuǎn ] to pick, to choose, to select |
| ⇒ 間接選舉 | [ jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ ] indirect election |
| ⇒ 預選 | [ yù xuǎn ] preselection, short-listing, primary election |
| ⇒ 首選 | [ shoǔ xuǎn ] first choice, premium, to come first in the imperial examinations |
| ⇒ 點選 | [ diǎn xuǎn ] to select, (computing) to click on (one of several options), to navigate to (a webpage) |