Meaning of 候选人
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
hòuxuǎnrén
- candidate
Measure word: 名
候选人 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
奇怪的是，谁也没有投那候选人一票。
Strange to say, no one voted for the candidate.
他是市长的候选人之一。
He is one of the candidates running for mayor.
他是那个职位最有希望的候选人。
He was the strongest candidate for the position.
他摘下了面具，卸下了伪装。极右翼候选人的意图已昭然若揭。
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
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
候 hòu · to wait · 10 strokes
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选 xuǎn · to choose · 9 strokes
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人 rén · person · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 候选人.
| 时候 | shíhou | time; length of time |
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male |
| 别人 | biérén | other people; others; other person |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 有时候 | yǒushíhou | sometimes |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient |
| 工人 | gōngrén | worker |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 人们 | rénmen | people |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
Questions about 候选人
What does 候选人 mean?
候选人 (hòuxuǎnrén) means "candidate" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 候选人?
候选人 is made of 3 characters: 候 (10 strokes), 选 (9 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 候选人 an HSK word?
Yes. 候选人 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 候选人 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 候选人 is written 候選人.