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竞选

jìng xuǎn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 競選

竞选 (jìng xuǎn) means "to take part in an election; to run for office". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 竞选 means

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

The characters in 竞选

• 竞jìngto compete; to contend; to struggle
• 选xuǎnto choose; to pick; to select

Example sentences

• 他将竞选市长。
  He is going to run for mayor.
• 你应该竞选市长。
  You should run for mayor.
• 汤姆要竞选市长。
  Tom is going to run for mayor.
• 汤姆在竞选国会议员
  Tāngmǔ zài jìngxuǎn guóhuìyìyuán
  Tom is running for Congress.
• 汤姆在竞选国会议员。
  Tom is running for Congress.
• 你应该去竞选城市委员会。
  Nǐ yīnggāi qù jìngxuǎn chéngshì wěiyuánhuì.
  You should run for city council.

Words starting with 竞选

• 竞选副手jìng xuǎn fù shǒuelection assistant; running mate
• 竞选活动jìng xuǎn huó dòng(election) campaign
• 竞选搭档jìng xuǎn dā dàngelection partner; running mate

Where 竞选 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · jǐng (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 jìng xuǎn correctly.
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