选举

选举 xuǎnjǔ

Elect (election)

选举 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體選舉 xuanju

What 选举 means

Elect (election)

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Character by character

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

选

xuǎn

Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection)

举

jǔ

Raise (elect - cite - hold up)

Words that share a character with 选举

How to write 选举

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选举 in a sentence

选举将于下月举行。

Xuǎnjǔ jiāng yú xià yuè jǔxíng.

The election will be held next month.

他在选举中获得了多数票。

Tā zài xuǎnjǔ zhōng huòdé le duōshù piào.

He won a majority of the votes in the election.

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Questions about 选举

What does 选举 mean in English?

选举 is pronounced xuǎnjǔ and means Elect (election).

How do you pronounce 选举?

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

What are the characters in 选举?

选举 is written with 2 characters: 选 (xuǎn) Choose (elect - vote - selection - collection), 举 (jǔ) Raise (elect - cite - hold up). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 选举 written in traditional Chinese?

選舉. The simplified form 选举 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 選舉 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xuǎnjǔ.

Is 选举 an HSK word?

Yes — 选举 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

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