竞选 meaning in English

jìngxuǎn

to take part in an election; to run for office

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 競選19 strokes

Meaning of 竞选

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jìngxuǎn
  1. to take part in an election
  2. to run for office

竞选 in example sentences

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

你nǐ应yīng该gāi竞jìng选xuǎn市shì长zhǎng。
You should run for mayor.
他tā将jiāng竞jìng选xuǎn市shì长zhǎng。
He is going to run for mayor.
你nǐ应yīng该gāi去qù竞jìng选xuǎn城chéng市shì委wěi员yuán会huì。
You should run for city council.
汤tāng姆mǔ在zài竞jìng选xuǎn国guó会huì议yì员yuán。
Tom is running for Congress.
在zài阿ā尔ěr及jí利lì亚yà,数shù千qiān人rén正zhèng在zài竞jìng选xuǎn 2021 年nián 6 月yuè的de立lì法fǎ选xuǎn举jǔ。
In Algeria, thousands of people are running for the June 2021 legislative elections.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

竞 jìng · to compete · 10 strokes

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选 xuǎn · to choose · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 竞选.

选手xuǎnshǒuathlete; contestant
选择xuǎnzéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
挑选tiāoxuǎnto choose; to select
竞争jìngzhēngto compete; competition
竞赛jìngsàito compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
当选dāngxuǎnto be elected; to be selected
选修xuǎnxiū(at a school) to take as an elective; an elective
选举xuǎnjǔto elect; election
选拔xuǎnbáto select the best
评选píngxuǎnto select on the basis of a vote or consensus
候选人hòuxuǎnréncandidate
人选rénxuǎnchoice of person; candidate

Questions about 竞选

What does 竞选 mean?

竞选 (jìngxuǎn) means "to take part in an election; to run for office" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 竞选?

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

Is 竞选 an HSK word?

Yes. 竞选 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 竞选 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 竞选 is written 競選.