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推选 (tuī xuǎn) — to elect, to choose (through a voting or nominating process)

Definition

推选 emphasizes a group choosing someone (by vote or nomination) for a role — a step before 当选 ('to be elected'), the result. 选举 is the broader act of holding an election.

verb
to electto choose (through a voting or nominating process)

Examples

  • 推选。
    Dà jiā tuī xuǎn tā dāng bān zhǎng.
    Everyone elected him as class monitor.
  • 推选。
    Gōng sī yuán gōng tuī xuǎn chū le xīn de zǒng jīng lǐ.
    The company employees elected a new general manager.
  • ，推选。
    Jīng guò tǎo lùn, tā men tuī xuǎn xiǎo wáng dāng dài biǎo.
    After discussion, they elected Xiao Wang as representative.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

推tuīrecommend
选xuǎnchoose

The 推 sense of recommending and the 选 sense of choosing combine to mean elect.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
隹
隹zhuī推tuī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 扌 is a hand, and the right side 隹 gives the sound; the character shows pushing with the hand.

Open 推 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 選; 选 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
巽
巽xùn選xuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 選 combines 止 with 巽, which gives the sound xùn; its sense of choosing is explained as rejecting or sending someone back. Simplified 选 is a shorthand.

Open 选 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Government & Politics

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