hòu​xuǎn

to be a candidate

  • created sense approved 候选/候選 · hòu​xuǎn · to be a candidate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    候选 / 候選

    hòu​xuǎn

    to be a candidate

    To be a candidate for a position, office, or selection; to wait for selection or appointment

    候 (literal) → 候 · hòu · to wait 选 (literal) → 选/選 · xuǎn · to choose

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  • created sense approved 候选/候選 · hòu​xuǎn · candidate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    候选 / 候選

    hòu​xuǎn

    candidate

    A person who is running for an office or position; a nominee

    候 (literal) → 候 · hòu · to wait 选 (literal) → 选/選 · xuǎn · selection

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  • created sense approved 候选/候選 · hòu​xuǎn · wait for appointment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    候选 / 候選

    hòu​xuǎn

    wait for appointment

    (Of people qualified for office in former times) to wait for selection, promotion, or a vacancy

    候 (literal) → 候 · hòu · to wait 选 (literal) → 选/選 · xuǎn · to choose

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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