HSK · Level 63
105 words
Chinese word
选举
Pronunciation
Pinyinxuǎn jǔ
Meaning
- nounelection
Example
下个月市里要举行选举。xià gè yuè shì lǐ yào jǔ xíng xuán jǔ
The city will hold an election next month.
More examples
他决定参加今年的选举。tā jué dìng cān jiā jīn nián de xuán jǔ
He decided to participate in this year's election.
Core concept
A formal public choice that brings one person or group forward to represent or lead others.
Common phrases
举行选举jǔ xíng xuán jǔ
hold an election
参加选举cān jiā xuán jǔ
participate in an election
选举权xuán jǔ quán
right to vote
选举舞弊xuán jǔ wǔ bì
election fraud
Similar words
投票tóu piào: The act of casting a ballot to show support for a candidate or opinion on a proposal.
任命rèn mìng: The official act of assigning a person to a position by an authorized person or body.
竞选jìng xuǎn: An organized effort to gain support for taking a public or other important position.
公投gōng tóu: A direct public vote that decides an important policy or question.
Definition in Chinese
公民或组织按照规定程序从若干人中选出代表或负责人所进行的选拔与决定。gōng mín huò zǔ zhī àn zhào guī dìng chéng xù cóng ruò gān rén zhōng xuǎn chū dài biǎo huò fù zé rén suǒ jìn xíng de xuǎn bá yǔ jué dìng
Word origin
The compound 选 (xuǎn, "choose") + 举 (jǔ, "raise") presents the choice as selecting a person and putting that person forward for a role.
Usage tips
- In Chinese, the form stays the same when it names the organized event or describes carrying it out, so sentence position and nearby words reveal its role.
Other meanings
- selectionnoun
- electverb
Opposites
- 任命rèn mìngappointmentnoun
- 委任wěi rènappointmentnoun
Related words
- 选举权xuán jǔ quánright to votenoun
- 选举制度xuán jǔ zhì dùelectoral systemnoun
- 选举人xuán jǔ rénvoternoun