Chinese word

人选

Pronunciation

Pinyinrén xuǎn

Meaning

  • nouncandidate

Example

公司已经确定了新的人选，下周会通知大家。gōng sī yǐ jīng què dìng le xīn de rén xuǎn xià zhōu huì tōng zhī dà jiā

The company has decided on a new candidate and will let everyone know next week.

Illustration for 人选 (candidate)

More examples

委员会最终选出了几位合适的人选。wěi yuán huì zuì zhōng xuǎn chū le jǐ wèi hé shì de rén xuǎn

The committee finally selected several suitable candidates.

Core concept

The person singled out from several possibilities for a particular position, assignment, or duty.

Common phrases

  • 确定人选què dìng rén xuǎn

    choose a candidate

  • 合适的人选hé shì de rén xuǎn

    suitable candidate

  • 候补人选hòu bǔ rén xuǎn

    backup candidate

Similar words

候选人hòu xuǎn rén: A person listed as a possible choice in an election or other selection process.
应聘者yìng pìn zhě: A person who applies for a job and seeks to be hired.
入选者rù xuán zhě: A person who is chosen through a completed selection process.

Definition in Chinese

被提名或选定来担任某一职务、任务的人，可以指最终确定的人，也可以指正在考虑的候补。bèi tí míng huò xuǎn dìng lái dān rèn mǒu yì zhí wù rèn wù de rén ké yǐ zhǐ zuì zhōng què dìng de rén yě ké yǐ zhǐ zhèng zài kǎo lǜ de hòu bǔ

Word origin

The compound 人 (rén, "person") + 选 (xuǎn, "choose or select") describes a person viewed through the process of selection.

Usage tips

  • Surrounding wording shows whether the person is still being considered or has been settled on, because the noun itself can cover both stages.

Other meanings

  • suitable personnoun

Opposites

  • 落选者luò xuán zhěunsuccessful candidatenoun

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