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候选 hòuxuǎn

候选 hòuxuǎn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 候选 hòuxuǎn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hòuxuǎn | hou4 xuan3
English translation
candidate

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Traditional form

候選

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 候选 hòuxuǎn

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hòu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and hóu represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

hóu

Semantic compound

rén

Positional decomposition

亻矦

Number of Strokes

10
xuǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and xiān represents the sound. Simplified form of xuǎn .

Phonetic compound

xiān

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶先

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 候选 hòuxuǎn

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这个 zhè ge 候选人 hòu xuǎn rén 一千 piào de 多数 duō shù 当选 dāngxuǎn .

The candidate was put in by a majority of one thousand.

bèi 提名 tí míng wéi xià jiè 议长 yì zhǎng de 候选人 hòu xuǎn rén .

He is slated to be the next chairman.

shì 州长 zhōu zhǎng 候选人 hòu xuǎn rén 之一 zhī yī

He is a candidate for the office of Governor.

推选 tuī xuǎn 一位 Xīn de 议会 yì huì 候选人 hòu xuǎn rén de 激战 jī zhàn 正酣

A ferocious battle to select a new parliamentary candidate is in progress.

4 míng 候选人 hòu xuǎn rén jiāng zài 一场肮脏 āng zāng de 竞选 jìngxuǎn 中一决高下 gāo xià

Four candidates are slugging it out in a dirty campaign.

候选 hòuxuǎn Decomposition

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候选 hòuxuǎn Compounds

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