What 竞选 means
- Run for (campaign for)
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Questions about 竞选
What does 竞选 mean in English?
竞选 is pronounced jìngxuǎn and means Run for (campaign for).
How do you pronounce 竞选?
竞选 is jìngxuǎn in pinyin — written jingxuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 竞选?
竞选 is written with 2 characters: 竞 (jìng) Compete (contend - run for), 选 (xuǎn) Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 竞选 written in traditional Chinese?
競選. The simplified form 竞选 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 競選 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jìngxuǎn.
Is 竞选 an HSK word?
Yes — 竞选 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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