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to fix a date (for an event) / to select an auspicious date
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  *擇* | 擇* | *擇
to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2]
to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
to pick the edible part of vegetables
to be picky (food)
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
to pick an auspicious day
impossible to separate / impossible to disentangle / cannot take time out
to pick out the bones in a fish
to select
lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom) / fig. seize the occasion
to choose a spouse
at the right time; when appropriate


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