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入围 (rù wéi) — to be shortlisted, to be selected as a finalist (in a competition, award, or selection)

Definition

入围 means to make it into the final round of a competition, award, or selection — i.e., to be shortlisted as a finalist. Often used with 成功 or 没能 to highlight whether one advanced.

verb
to be shortlistedto be selected as a finalist (in a competition, award, or selection)

Examples

  • 入围。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng chéng gōng rù wéi le ào sī kǎ zuì jiā wài yǔ piàn.
    This film successfully made the shortlist for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
  • ，。
    Tā qù nián jiù rù le wéi, jīn nián zhōng yú huò jiǎng le.
    He was shortlisted last year, and finally won an award this year.
  • ，入围。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài jìng zhēng jī liè, hěn duō qiáng duì dōu méi néng rù wéi.
    The competition in this tournament is fierce; many strong teams didn't make it to the finals.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter
围wéicircle

入 means enter, and 围 is the circle of selected candidates.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

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 圍; 围 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéienclosure
Sound part声符shēngfú
韋
韋wéi圍wéi
Same sound today

The traditional form 圍 pairs 囗 (enclosure) with 韋, which gives the sound; 围 is the simplified form of 圍.

Open 围 →
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