chọn
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Definition
- Verb:
- To choose: To decide on one option from a set of possibilities based on preference or judgment.
- To select: To carefully pick out someone or something as the best or most suitable.
- To pick: To make a choice, often from a range of items.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bạn nên chọn câu trả lời đúng. (You should choose the correct answer.)
- Cô ấy chọn một chiếc váy màu đỏ. (She selected a red dress.)
- Hãy chọn một quyển sách bạn thích. (Please pick a book you like.)
Advanced Usage
"chọn lựa": to choose, to select (emphasizes a careful selection process).
- Anh ấy cần thời gian để chọn lựa kỹ càng. (He needs time to choose carefully.)
"tuyển chọn": to select, to recruit (often used in formal or competitive contexts).
- Công ty đang tuyển chọn nhân viên mới. (The company is recruiting new staff.)
Variants and Related Words
Lựa chọn (v/n): to choose; a choice.
- Đây là một lựa chọn khó khăn. (This is a difficult choice.)
Chọn lọc (v): to select, to screen (implies a refined or high-quality selection).
- Tài liệu này đã được chọn lọc cẩn thận. (This material has been carefully selected.)
Synonyms
- Choose: To make a decision from several possibilities.
- Select: To choose with care.
- Pick: To choose something.
- Opt for: To decide on a particular thing.
Related Idioms
Chọn mặt gửi vàng: Literally "to choose a face to send gold," meaning to be very careful in choosing someone to trust with something valuable.
- Việc tìm đối tác giống như chọn mặt gửi vàng. (Finding a partner is like choosing carefully whom to trust with gold.)
Chọn bạn mà chơi: Literally "choose friends to play with," meaning one should be careful in choosing friends.
- Bố mẹ luôn dạy tôi phải chọn bạn mà chơi. (My parents always taught me to choose my friends carefully.)
verb
- To choose, to select, to pick out
- chọn nghềto choose a career
- chọn mặt gửi vàngtry before you trust