竞选
jìngxuǎn
to run for election, to campaign
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他参加了市长竞选。He ran in the mayoral election.
- 竞选活动十分激烈。The election campaign is very intense.
Collocations
竞选总统竞选活动参加竞选竞选演说
Mnemonic
竞 jìng "to compete" + 选 xuǎn "to select, elect": to compete to be elected, i.e. to run for office, to campaign. Korean renders it as "to run for election, to campaign". Candidates competing to win votes (竞选总统 to run for president, 竞选活动 an election campaign). Unlike plain 选举 (an election), 竞选 focuses on the active act of competing for victory. 竞 means "to compete" (竞争, 竞赛); 选 means "to select, elect" (选举, 选择).
Related
选举竞争候选投票
Quick check
What is the focus of 竞选 versus 选举?