当选

当选 dāngxuǎn

Be elected

当选 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體當選 dangxuan

What 当选 means

Be elected

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当选 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

当

dāng / dàng

Should (facing - when - act as - equal); Appropriate (assume)

选

xuǎn

Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection)

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How to write 当选

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当选 in a sentence

他以高票当选了班长。

Tā yǐ gāo piào dāngxuǎn le bānzhǎng.

He was elected class monitor by a large majority.

她连续两年当选最佳球员。

Tā liánxù liǎng nián dāngxuǎn zuì jiā qiúyuán.

She was voted best player two years running.

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Questions about 当选

What does 当选 mean in English?

当选 is pronounced dāngxuǎn and means Be elected.

How do you pronounce 当选?

当选 is dāngxuǎn in pinyin — written dangxuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 当选?

当选 is written with 2 characters: 当 (dāng / dàng) Should (facing - when - act as - equal); Appropriate (assume), 选 (xuǎn) Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 当选 written in traditional Chinese?

當選. The simplified form 当选 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 當選 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dāngxuǎn.

Is 当选 an HSK word?

Yes — 当选 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

当面 dāngmiàn 当前 dāngqián 当事人 dāngshìrén 当务之急 dāngwùzhījí 党 dǎng 档案 dàng'àn 档次 dàngcì 导弹 dǎodàn

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