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当选

dāng xuǎn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 當選

当选 (dāng xuǎn) means "to be elected". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 当选 means

1. to be elected; to be selected

The characters in 当选

• 当dāng(onomatopoeia) dong; ding dong (bell)
• 选xuǎnto choose; to pick; to select

Example sentences

• 谁将当选主席呢？
  Shéi jiāng dāngxuǎn zhǔxí ne?
  Who'll be elected chairman?
• 迈克当选为主席。
  Mike was elected chairperson.
• 他有资格当选总统。
  He's eligible for the presidency.
• 她当选为委员会主席。
  She was elected chairman of the committee.
• 每个人都希望他当选州长。
  Měigerén dōu xīwàng tā dāngxuǎn zhōuzhǎng.
  Everybody wished he had been elected governor.
• 我觉得汤姆不太可能会当选。
  Wǒ juéde Tāngmǔ bù tài kěnéng huì dāngxuǎn.
  I think it's unlikely Tom will get elected.

Where 当选 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · dàn–dǎo (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dāng xuǎn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.