候选人

hòu xuǎn rén

CL 位 wèi 个 gè 名 míng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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1. candidate

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 提名 tí míng 提名 tí míng to nominate 候选人需被提名后方可正式成为候选人: to nominate

Synonyms

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• 参选人 cān xuǎn rén 参选人 cān xuǎn rén election participant 参选人与候选人均指参加选拔的人，但参选人更强调参与选举这一行为，候选人则为正式用语: election participant

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“候选人”多用于正式选举或选拔，口语中“参选人”或“竞选者”更自然。

Example Sentences

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我们需要筛选出最合适的 候选人 。

We need to filter out the most suitable candidates.

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Child Words of 候选人

• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 候选 候选 hòu xuǎn: candidate (attributive)
• 选 选 xuǎn: to choose
• 候 候 hòu: to wait