参选 (cān) — to be a candidate (in an election); to run for office

Definition

Examples

• 他决定参选下一届市长。
  Tā jué dìng cān xià yí jiè shì zhǎng.
  He decided to run for the next mayor.
• 这次参选的人很多，竞争很激烈。
  Zhè cì cān de rén hěn duō, jìng zhēng hěn jī liè.
  There are many candidates this time; the competition is fierce.
• 她准备参选，正在收集选民签名。
  Tā zhǔn bèi cān, zhèng zài shōu jí xuǎn mín qiān míng.
  She is preparing to run and is collecting voter signatures.