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
选民
xuǎnmín
voter; elector
Characters in this word
民 mín
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 民 — citizens, subjects
- Made of
- 巳 snake 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 候选人若无法回应选民的现实焦虑，再漂亮的口号也难以奏效。 Hòuxuǎnrén ruò wúfǎ huíyìng xuǎnmín de xiànshí jiāolǜ, zài piàoliang de kǒuhào yě nányǐ zòuxiào. If a candidate cannot respond to voters' real anxieties, even attractive slogans will struggle to work.
- 候选人今天去街上和选民见面。 Hòuxuǎnrén jīntiān qù jiēshang hé xuǎnmín jiànmiàn. The candidate went out to the street today to meet voters.
- 选民必须在规定的时间和地点投票。 Xuǎnmín bìxū zài guīdìng de shíjiān hé dìdiǎn tóupiào. Voters must cast their ballots at the designated time and place.
Related words
- 选 xuǎn to choose
- 选手 xuǎnshǒu contestant
- 挑选 tiāoxuǎn to choose carefully
- 选择 xuǎnzé to choose; choice
- 当选 dāngxuǎn to be elected
- 选修 xuǎnxiū to take as an elective
- 评选 píngxuǎn to select, to choose
- 入选 rùxuǎn to be selected
- 筛选 shāixuǎn to screen, to filter
- 选拔 xuǎnbá to select, to choose
- 候选人 hòuxuǎnrén candidate
- 竞选 jìngxuǎn to run for election; to campaign