竞选 (jìng xuǎn) — to run for office; to campaign for election
Definition
竞选 specifically means 'to run for office / campaign for election' — limited to political elections. 竞争 is the general 'to compete' (jobs, markets, sports), and 选举 is 'to elect' (the voters' act).
verb
to run for officeto campaign for election
Examples
- 竞选。Tā míng nián yào jìng xuǎn zǒng tǒng.He plans to run for president next year.
- 竞选。Zhè cì jìng xuǎn chí xù le sān gè yuè.This election campaign lasted three months.
- 竞选。Tā jìng xuǎn yì yuán shī bài le.She failed in her campaign to become a council member.
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