人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
人选
rénxuǎn
candidate; person chosen
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
Example phrases
- 董事会仍在比较几位人选，尚未决定由谁接任总经理。 Dǒngshìhuì réng zài bǐjiào jǐ wèi rénxuǎn, shàngwèi juédìng yóu shéi jiērèn zǒngjīnglǐ. The board is still comparing several candidates and has not yet decided who will take over as general manager.
- 面试结束后，公司宣布了最终人选。 Miànshì jiéshù hòu, gōngsī xuānbù le zuìzhōng rénxuǎn. After the interviews were over, the company announced the final candidate.
- 队长人选还没定，大家各有不同的意见。 Duìzhǎng rénxuǎn hái méi dìng, dàjiā gè yǒu bùtóng de yìjiàn. The choice of team captain isn't settled yet; everyone has a different opinion.