选举

xuǎn jǔ

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to elect
2. election

Word relationships

Register variants

1 item

• 大选 dà xuǎn 大选 dà xuǎn general election 指国家或地区的重要选举: general election

Related words

3 items

• 投票 tóu piào 投票 tóu piào to vote 投票是选举过程中的具体行为: to vote
• 当选 dāng xuǎn 当选 dāng xuǎn to be elected 选举获胜的结果: to be elected
• 竞选 jìng xuǎn 竞选 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election 选举前的竞争活动: to take part in an election

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“参加”或“进行”搭配，如“参加选举”或“进行选举”。

Common mistakes

“选举”强调过程，“当选”强调结果，不可互换，如不说“他选举了总统”。

Example Sentences

1 shown

他们明天 选举 新主席。

They will elect a new chairman tomorrow.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 选举

• 多党选举 多党选举 duō dǎng xuǎn jǔ: multiparty election
• 差额选举 差额选举 chā é xuǎn jǔ: competitive election (i.e. with more candidates than seats)
• 有选举权 有选举权 yǒu xuǎn jǔ quán: constituent
• 直接选举 直接选举 zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ: direct election
• 立委选举 立委选举 lì wěi xuǎn jǔ: legislative elections
• 等额选举 等额选举 děng é xuǎn jǔ: non-competitive election (i.e. with as many candidates as there are seats)
• 总统选举 总统选举 zǒng tǒng xuǎn jǔ: presidential election
• 被选举权 被选举权 bèi xuǎn jǔ quán: the right to be elected
• 选举人 选举人 xuǎn jǔ rén: voter
• 选举人团 选举人团 xuǎn jǔ rén tuán: Electoral College (of the United States)
• 选举团 选举团 xuǎn jǔ tuán: Electoral College (of the United States)
• 选举委员会 选举委员会 xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì: Election Committee (Hong Kong)
• 选举权 选举权 xuǎn jǔ quán: suffrage
• 选举法庭 选举法庭 xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng: election court
• 间接选举 间接选举 jiàn jiē xuǎn jǔ: indirect election

Child Words of 选举

• 举 举 jǔ: to lift
• 选 选 xuǎn: to choose