竞选

競選
jìng xuǎn
HSK 6
to take part in an election
verb

Example Sentences

他决定竞选市长。
tā juédìng jìngxuǎn shìzhǎng 。
He decided to run for mayor.
她在学校里竞选学生会主席。
tāzài xuéxiào lǐ jìngxuǎn xuéshēng huì zhǔxí 。
She is running for student council president at school.
许多候选人竞选这个职位。
xǔduō hòuxuǎn rén jìngxuǎn zhègè zhíwèi 。
Many candidates are running for this position.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

参选cānxuǎn
to participate in an election
This term is used more generally and can imply being involved in any electoral process, not just running for a specific office.
候选hòuxuǎn
to be a candidate
This term emphasizes the status of being a candidate rather than the action of running itself.

Words Starting With 竞

竞争jìng zhēng
to compete; competition
竞赛jìng sài
race; competition

Words Ending With 选

候选hòu xuǎn
candidate
当选dāng xuǎn
be elected
筛选shāi xuǎn
to filter

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