syun2 ceoi2選取选取

Jyutpingsyun2 ceoi2

Yalesyún chéui

動詞

Definition

To choose or select.

neutraltechnologydaily actions

How it's used

Although this word is understood in spoken Cantonese, it is primarily used in computing or formal contexts. In everyday conversation, people almost exclusively use 揀 to express the act of choosing or selecting something. Using 選取 in casual settings can sound overly technical or like you are reading from a software manual.

Examples

nei5你喺hai2電din6腦nou5選syun2取ceoi2咗zo2邊bin1幾gei2個go3檔dong2案on3呀？

Which files did you select on the computer?

ngo5我syun2選ceoi2取zo2咗ni1呢go3個zou6做ngo5我ge3嘅doi6代biu2表zok3作。

I selected this one as my representative work.

Common phrases

syun2選ceoi2取dong2檔on3案

select files

syun2選ceoi2取faan6範wai4圍

selection range

Common mistake

Learners often use 選取 interchangeably with 揀 in all situations, but 揀 is much more natural for choosing food, clothes, or people. Reserve 選取 for digital interfaces or formal selection processes.