候选人 hòuxuǎnrén candidate
How to remember 候选人: 候 waiting for + 选 to select + 人 person = candidate.
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How it is used
- A candidate standing for a position - election, award, job - 总统候选人 (zǒngtǒng hòuxuǎnrén) presidential candidate.
- Literally 'wait-to-be-chosen person'; the pool of nominees from which a winner is selected.
- Measure word 名 or 位. Contrast 应聘者 (yìngpìnzhě, job applicant) - 候选人 implies a formal shortlist or ballot.
Example sentences
- 他是那个职位最有希望的候选人。 Tā shì nàge zhíwèi zuìyǒu xīwàng de hòuxuǎnrén.He was the strongest candidate for the position.