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竞选 (jìng xuǎn): Enter into an election contest (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

竞选 consists of 2 characters.

竞
jìng
to compete, to contend
选
xuǎn
to choose, to select

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Pinyinjìng xuǎn
Meaningenter into an election contest; campaign for; run for
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 竞选.

  • 颁发bān fāissue; promulgate
  • 爱戴ài dàilove and esteem; respect and support
  • 仓促cāng cùhastily; hurriedly
  • 暧昧ài mèiambiguous; equivocal; dubious
  • 凹凸āo tūconcave-convex; bumpy; uneven
  • 不时bù shífrequently; from time to time; now and then
  • 保密bǎo mìkeep something secret
  • 包围bāo wéisurround
  • 罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
  • 闭塞bì sèto close up; hard to get to; out-of-the-way
  • 悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 竞选.

Words with 竞
  • 竞争jìng zhēngHSK 4
  • 竞赛jìng sàiHSK 6
  • 竞技jìng jìHSK 7-9
  • 竞相jìng xiāngHSK 7-9
Words with 选
  • 选择xuǎn zéHSK 3
  • 挑选tiāo xuǎn
HSK 5
  • 候选hòu xuǎnHSK 6
  • 入选rù xuǎnHSK 6
  • 当选dāng xuǎnHSK 6
  • 筛选shāi xuǎnHSK 6
  • 评选píng xuǎnHSK 6
  • 选举xuǎn jǔHSK 6
    • 3.

    How to Use 竞选 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 竞选 with other words naturally.

    Verb + Complementwith成功
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    chéng成
    gōng功
    neutral
    win the election
    Verb + Object
    cān参
    jiā加
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    neutral
    participate in an election
    Adjective + Noun
    jī激
    liè烈
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    neutral
    fierce election
    4.

    Example Sentences with 竞选

    tā他
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    bān班
    zhǎng长
    。
    He is running for class monitor.
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    zǒng总
    tǒng统
    formal
    run for president
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    huó活
    dòng动
    formal
    campaign activity
    tā他
    jué决
    dìng定
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    xià下
    yī一
    jiè届
    xué学
    shēng生
    huì会
    zhǔ主
    xí席
    。
    He decided to run for the next student council president.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    miàn面
    lín临
    jī激
    liè烈
    jìng竞
    zhēng争
    ，
    tā他
    réng仍
    jué决
    dìng定
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    zhè这
    ge个
    zhòng重
    yào要
    zhí职
    wèi位
    。
    Despite facing fierce competition, he still decided to run for this important position.
    nǐ你
    tīng听
    shuō说
    tā他
    zhǔn准
    bèi备
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    xià下
    yí一
    jiè届
    de的
    gōng工
    huì会
    dài代
    biǎo表
    le了
    ma吗
    ？
    Have you heard that he is preparing to run for the next term's union representative?
    tā她
    zhèng正
    zài在
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    xué学
    shēng生
    huì会
    zhǔ主
    xí席
    。
    She is running for student council president.
    tā他
    bìng并
    méi没
    yǒu有
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    chéng成
    gōng功
    ，
    dàn但
    jī积
    lěi累
    le了
    bǎo宝
    guì贵
    de的
    jīng经
    yàn验
    。
    He did not succeed in the election campaign, but he accumulated valuable experience.
    wèi为
    le了
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    yì议
    yuán员
    ，
    tā他
    zhì制
    dìng定
    le了
    xiáng详
    xì细
    de的
    cè策
    lüè略
    bìng并
    jī积
    jí极
    lā拉
    piào票
    。
    In order to run for councilor, he formulated a detailed strategy and actively canvassed for votes.
    wèi为
    le了
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    shì市
    zhǎng长
    ，
    tā他
    měi每
    tiān天
    dōu都
    yào要
    qù去
    shè社
    qū区
    yǎn演
    jiǎng讲
    。
    To run for mayor, he gives speeches in the community every day.
    wǒ我
    péng朋
    yǒu友
    zhèng正
    zài在
    jìng竞
    xuǎn选
    bù部
    mén门
    jīng经
    lǐ理
    ，
    zuì最
    jìn近
    máng忙
    dé得
    bù不
    kě可
    kāi开
    jiāo交
    。
    My friend is currently campaigning for the department manager position and has been extremely busy lately.