候选
Old HSK 6
候选 (hòuxuǎn) · to be a candidate
候选 (hòuxuǎn) means “to be a candidate; candidate”. It is written with 2 characters: 候 (time) + 选 (to choose). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 候选 is built
The characters
候 hòu · time
What 候 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 矦hóu — target in archery
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 矦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
选 xuǎn · to choose
What 选 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 先xiān — first
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 先 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是班长的候选人。Tā shì bānzhǎng de hòuxuǎn rén.He is a candidate for class monitor.
这部电影进入了候选名单。Zhè bù diànyǐng jìnrù le hòuxuǎn míngdān.This film made it onto the shortlist.
Questions about 候选
What does 候选 mean?
候选 (hòuxuǎn) means “to be a candidate; candidate”.
How do you pronounce 候选?
候选 is pronounced hòuxuǎn.
Which HSK level is 候选?
候选 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 时候shíhoutime
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 那时候nà shíhouat that time
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
- 这时候zhè shíhouat this time
- 气候qìhòuclimate
- 问候wènhòuto greet
- 伺候cìhouto wait on
- 等候děnghòuto wait
- 选手xuǎnshǒucontestant
Learn 候选 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 78: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.