Chinese word

表决

Pronunciation

Pinyinbiǎo jué

Meaning

  • verbvote on

Example

今天会议将对这项提案进行表决。jīn tiān huì yì jiāng duì zhè xiàng tí àn jìn xíng biǎo jué

The meeting will vote on this proposal today.

Illustration for 表决 (vote on)

More examples

股东以举手方式对董事会的人事案当场表决。gǔ dōng yǐ jú shǒu fāng shì duì dǒng shì huì de rén shì àn dāng chǎng biǎo jué

The shareholders voted on the board's personnel proposal on the spot by a show of hands.

Core concept

Participants turn their separate positions into one group decision through a recognized voting procedure.

Common phrases

  • 以举手方式表决yǐ jú shǒu fāng shì biǎo jué

    vote by a show of hands

  • 进行无记名表决jìn xíng wú jì míng biǎo jué

    conduct a secret ballot

  • 逐项表决zhú xiàng biǎo jué

    vote item by item

Similar words

投票tóu piào: To express support for or opposition to something by submitting a vote.
通过tōng guò: To pass after review and be accepted as an approved measure.
批准pī zhǔn: To officially approve something with the authority to do so.
决定jué dìng: To determine the final decision or action.

Definition in Chinese

在会议或正式场合，通过投票、举手或其他表态方式，由参与者以多数意见决定是否采纳某项议案的行为。zài huì yì huò zhèng shì chǎng hé tōng guò tóu piào jú shǒu huò qí tā biǎo tài fāng shì yóu cān yù zhě yǐ duō shù yì jiàn jué dìng shì fǒu cǎi nà mǒu xiàng yì àn de xíng wéi

Word origin

The word 表决 (biǎojué, "vote on") joins the ideas of 表 (biǎo, "to express") and 决 (jué, "to decide"), so it presents voting as expressed opinion leading to a ruling.

Usage tips

  • This word is common in formal meeting records and is less natural for a private choice, helping identify the official setting from context.

Other meanings

  • cast a voteverb
  • votenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 表决权biǎo jué quánvoting rightnoun

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