候选hòu xuǎn
Verbbe a candidate; run for office

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 候选.
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选 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

候选 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 候选 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 候选 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith成为
chéng
wèi
hòu
xuǎn
neutral
become a candidate
Adjective + Noun
zuì
zhōng
hòu
xuǎn
formal
final candidate
hòu
xuǎn
míng
dān
formal
list of candidates
Noun + Nounwith
hòu
xuǎn
rén
formal
candidate (person)

Example Sentences with 候选

shì
hòu
xuǎn
rén
He is a candidate.
zài
zhòng
duō
hòu
xuǎn
rén
zhōng
píng
jiè
chū
de
tuō
yǐng
ér
chū
Among the many candidates, he stood out with his outstanding resume.
què
dìng
yào
hòu
xuǎn
zhè
ge
jìng
zhēng
liè
de
zhí
wèi
ma
Are you sure you want to run for this highly competitive position?
men
zhèng
zài
kǎo
hòu
xuǎn
fāng
àn
We are considering several candidate solutions.
cóng
wèi
xiǎng
guò
yào
hòu
xuǎn
xué
shēng
huì
zhǔ
dàn
péng
yǒu
men
dōu
He never thought about running for student council president, but his friends all encouraged him.
yóu
quē
xiāng
guān
jīng
yàn
zuì
zhōng
jué
dìng
hòu
xuǎn
zhè
ge
guǎn
gǎng
wèi
Due to a lack of relevant experience, he ultimately decided not to be a candidate for this management position.
zhè
ge
zhí
wèi
yǒu
sān
wèi
hòu
xuǎn
rén
men
dōu
hěn
yōu
xiù
There are three candidates for this position, and they are all excellent.
jǐn
guǎn
hòu
xuǎn
le
dǒng
shì
zhí
wèi
dàn
tóng
shí
zuò
hǎo
le
luò
xuǎn
de
zhǔn
bèi
Although he is running for the director position, he is also prepared for the possibility of not being selected.