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选手 xuǎnshǒu

选手 xuǎnshǒu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 选手 xuǎnshǒu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xuǎnshǒu | xuan3 shou3
English translation
athlete
contestant

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Traditional form

選手

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 选手 xuǎnshǒu

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 选手 xuǎnshǒu .

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
shǒu

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand with five fingers.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 选手 xuǎnshǒu

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选手 xuǎnshǒu men dōu 表现 biǎoxiàn hěn bàng .

The contestants acquitted themselves very ably.

伏明霞 Fú Míng xiá 成为 chéngwéi 中国 Zhōngguó shǒu wèi 拥有 yōngyǒu 5 Méi 奥运 Aò yùn 金牌 jīn pái de 选手 xuǎnshǒu .

A : Fu Mingxia became the first Chinese woman with 5 career medals.

běn shì 相当 xiāngdāng 不错 bù cuò de sài páo 选手 xuǎnshǒu , 常常 cháng cháng páo yíng .

Ben is a fairly good runner, he wins more often than not.

这个 zhè ge 拳击 quán jī 选手 xuǎnshǒu chóng de 对手 duìshǒu chóng 20 bàng .

This boxer outweighed by his opponent 20 pounds.

bèn 选手 xuǎnshǒu 犯规 fàn guī tài duō .

The clumsy player fouls too much.

选手 xuǎnshǒu Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 选手 xuǎnshǒu and their own compounds.

选手 xuǎnshǒu Compounds

See all 49 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 选手 xuǎnshǒu in their composition.

  • xuǎn
    • shǒu
        • , ,
        • ,
      • zhǎng
        • chēng , chēng , , ,
      • quán
      • pān
      • luán
      • qíng , Zhì , luán , bāi , chè , , , qiè , bāi , zhì , , qiān , , yán , jiū , , niè , , piē , lǎn , chǒu , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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