选
修

(at a school) to take as an elective in Chinese: 选修 (xuǎn xiū)

xuǎn xiū

(at a school) to take as an elective

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 選修1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(at a school) to take as an elective
  2. 2an elective
  3. 3elective (subject)

Stroke order

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修

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩㄢˇ

xuǎn

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

选修

Simplified

選修

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我这学期选修了一门音乐课。

    wǒ zhè xué qī xuǎn xiū le yì mén yīn yuè kè。

    This semester I took a music class as an elective.

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Related words

修

xiū

to decorate

选

xuǎn

to choose

选择

xuǎn zé

to select

修改

xiū gǎi

to amend

选举

xuǎn jǔ

to elect

选手

xuǎn shǒu

athlete

挑选

tiāo xuǎn

to choose

维修

wéi xiū

maintenance (of equipment)

修理

xiū lǐ

to repair

装修

zhuāng xiū

to decorate

当选

dāng xuǎn

to be elected

修复

xiū fù

to restore

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