当选
Old HSK 6
当选 (dāngxuǎn) · to be elected
当选 (dāngxuǎn) means “to be elected”. It is written with 2 characters: 当 (to be) + 选 (to choose). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 当选 is built
The characters
当 dāng · to be
What 当 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
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
他当选为班长。Tā dāngxuǎn wèi bānzhǎng.He was elected class monitor.
她当选了学生会主席。Tā dāngxuǎn le xuéshēnghuì zhǔxí.She was elected president of the student union.
Questions about 当选
What does 当选 mean?
当选 (dāngxuǎn) means “to be elected”.
How do you pronounce 当选?
当选 is pronounced dāngxuǎn.
Which HSK level is 当选?
当选 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 当时dāngshíthen
- 当初dāngchūat first
- 当地dāngdìlocal
- 当然dāngránof course
- 当中dāngzhōngamong
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 应当yīngdāngshould
- 当心dāngxīnto be careful
- 上当shàngdàngto be fooled
- 不敢当bùgǎndāngyou flatter me
Learn 当选 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.