竞选
Old HSK 6
竞选 (jìngxuǎn) · to run for office
竞选 (jìngxuǎn) means “to run for office; to campaign”. It is written with 2 characters: 竞 (to compete) + 选 (to choose). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 竞选 is built
The characters
竞 jìng · to compete
What 竞 is made of
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
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
他打算竞选班长。Tā dǎsuàn jìngxuǎn bānzhǎng.He plans to run for class monitor.
她在竞选中获得了很多支持。Tā zài jìngxuǎn zhōng huòdé le hěnduō zhīchí.She won a lot of support in the election.
Questions about 竞选
What does 竞选 mean?
竞选 (jìngxuǎn) means “to run for office; to campaign”.
How do you pronounce 竞选?
竞选 is pronounced jìngxuǎn.
Which HSK level is 竞选?
竞选 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 竞争jìngzhēngto compete
- 竞赛jìngsàicontest
- 选手xuǎnshǒucontestant
- 挑选tiāoxuǎnto choose
- 选择xuǎnzéto choose
- 当选dāngxuǎnto be elected
- 候选hòuxuǎnto be a candidate
- 筛选shāixuǎnto screen
- 选拔xuǎnbáto select (the best)
- 选举xuǎnjǔelection
Learn 竞选 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 100: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.