候 hòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 矦 target in archery
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
候选人
hòuxuǎnrén
candidate
Characters in this word
选 xuǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 先 first, former, previous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 每位候选人都需要公开利益关系，以避免潜在的道德风险。 Měi wèi hòuxuǎnrén dōu xūyào gōngkāi lìyì guānxi, yǐ bìmiǎn qiánzài de dàodé fēngxiǎn. Every candidate needs to disclose conflicts of interest to avoid potential ethical risks.
- 公司面试了十位候选人，最后选了两位。 Gōngsī miànshì le shí wèi hòuxuǎnrén, zuìhòu xuǎn le liǎng wèi. The company interviewed ten candidates and finally picked two.
- 班长候选人要在全班面前讲讲自己的想法。 Bānzhǎng hòuxuǎnrén yào zài quán bān miànqián jiǎngjiang zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ. Class monitor candidates must tell the whole class their ideas.
Related words
- 时候 shíhou time, moment
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 那时候 nàshíhou at that time
- 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in childhood; when young
- 这时候 zhèshíhòu at this time
- 气候 qìhòu climate
- 问候 wènhòu to greet
- 等候 děnghòu to wait for
- 伺候 cìhou to serve; to wait on
- 火候 huǒhou degree of heating; timing; level of maturity
- 侍候 shìhòu to serve; to attend to
- 守候 shǒuhòu to wait for; to keep watch