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候选 meaning in English

hòuxuǎn

candidate (attributive)

Traditional 候選19 strokes

Meaning of 候选

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hòuxuǎn
  1. candidate (attributive)

候选 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

什shén么me时shí候hòu选xuǎn举jǔ？
When are the elections?
奇qí怪guài的de是shì，谁shuí也yě没méi有yǒu投tóu那nà候hòu选xuǎn人rén一yī票piào。
Strange to say, no one voted for the candidate.
他tā是shì市shì长zhǎng的de候hòu选xuǎn人rén之zhī一yī。
He is one of the candidates running for mayor.
他tā是shì那nà个ge职zhí位wèi最zuì有yǒu希xī望wàng的de候hòu选xuǎn人rén。
He was the strongest candidate for the position.
他tā摘zhāi下xià了le面miàn具jù，卸xiè下xià了le伪wěi装zhuāng。极jí右yòu翼yì候hòu选xuǎn人rén的de意yì图tú已yǐ昭zhāo然rán若ruò揭jiē。
He's taken off his mask, torn off his costume. There's no doubt now about what the far-right candidate intends.

Stroke order for each character

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候 hòu · to wait · 10 strokes

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选 xuǎn · to choose · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 候选.

时候shíhoutime; length of time
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
这时候zhè shíhou
那时候nà shíhouat that time
选手xuǎnshǒuathlete; contestant
气候qìhòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
选择xuǎnzéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
问候wènhòuto give one's respects; to send a greeting
挑选tiāoxuǎnto choose; to select
等候děnghòuto wait; to wait for
当选dāngxuǎnto be elected; to be selected

Questions about 候选

What does 候选 mean?

候选 (hòuxuǎn) means "candidate (attributive)".

How do you write 候选?

候选 is made of 2 characters: 候 (10 strokes), 选 (9 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 候选 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 候选 is written 候選.