HSK 6 · Society

选举 xuǎnjǔ “to elect” in Chinese

Said as xuánjǔ

Traditional 選舉

What 选举 means

  1. to elect
  2. election

Measure word 次 cì or 个 gè · 一次选举 yí cì xuǎnjǔ

How to say 选举

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale选xuǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale举jǔ3rd tone, dipping

Said as xuánjǔ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

选举 in a sentence

  1. 什么时候选举？

    Shénme shíhou xuǎnjǔ?

    When is the election?

    Sentence #9958171 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他有机会赢得选举吗？

    Tā yǒu jīhuì yíngdé xuǎnjǔ ma?

    Does he have a chance of winning the election?

    Sentence #461668 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 等到明天，我们就会知道谁赢得了选举。

    Děngdào míngtiān, wǒmen jiù huì zhīdao shéi yíngdé le xuǎnjǔ.

    By tomorrow we’ll know who won the election.

    Sentence #13911123 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 选举 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 选 (xuǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
选xuǎnto choose
  • 先first · xiānSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 先 (xiān) hints at the sound. Compare it with xuǎn.

The character 举 (jǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
举jǔto lift
  • 兴to thrive · xīng
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 舉 () hints at the sound. Compare it with jǔ.

How to write 选举

选 9 strokes · 举 9 strokes

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选举 (xuǎnjǔ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 选举 (xuǎnjǔ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 选举

Words with 选

选xuǎn · to choose选择xuǎnzé · select选手xuǎnshǒu · competitor筛选shāixuǎn · to screen选拔xuǎnbá · to select (the best)当选dāngxuǎn · to be elected候选hòuxuǎn · candidate竞选jìngxuǎn · to run for office

Words with 举

举jǔ · to lift举办jǔbàn · to conduct举行jǔxíng · to hold (a meeting列举lièjǔ · to list举动jǔdòng · act举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòng · to play a decisive role举世瞩目jǔshìzhǔmù · to attract worldwide attention一举两得yìjǔliǎngdé · to kill two birds with one stone

More words: Society & Law

刑事xíngshì · criminal (law)行政xíngzhèng · administration凶手xiōngshǒu · murderer习俗xísú · custom宣誓xuānshì · to take an oath许可xǔkě · to permit巡逻xúnluó · to patrol严禁yánjìn · to strictly prohibit

FAQs

选举 (xuǎnjǔ) means “to elect” or “election”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xuǎnjǔ: xuǎn with a 3rd tone, then jǔ with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like xuánjǔ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 选举 is written 選舉. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 次 (cì) or 个 (gè). For example, one to elect is 一次选举 (yí cì xuǎnjǔ).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xuanju with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 选举 from the suggestions. Typing xuanju into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
选举 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.