Definition
落选 is a separable verb meaning "to fail to be elected" or "to lose a competition." Like other 离合词, the syllables can split when inserting time, measure words, or result complements: e.g., 落过一次选 (luò guò yí cì xuǎn, "once lost an election"). It is the opposite of 当选 (dāngxuǎn, "to be elected"). In its unsplit form, it behaves as a single verb taking no direct object.
v.o.
to lose an election or competitionto fail to be elected
Examples
- 落选，。Tā zhè cì luò xuǎn le, dàn xià cì hái huì jìxù nǔlì.He lost the election this time, but he will keep working hard next time.
- ，。Tā qùnián luò guò yí cì xuǎn, jīnnián zhōngyú dāngxuǎn le.He once lost an election last year; this year he was finally elected.
- 落选，。Hěnduō rén méi xiǎngdào tā huì luò xuǎn, yīnwèi tā yìzhí hěn shòu huānyíng.Many people didn't expect him to lose, because he had always been popular.
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