候选
candidate; to be nominated
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- Pinyin
- hòuxuǎn
- Strokes
- 19
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 候选
候选 is written with 19 strokes (候: 10, 选: 9). The animation replays automatically.
Usage
HSK 5. Often used in 候选人 (candidate) or 候选名单 (shortlist).
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英国人选历史上最好的君主，候选名单里却没有第一个统一英格兰的人。
When Britons pick the best monarch in history, the shortlist doesn't include the man who first unified England.
England's First King Æthelstan: 1,100 Years of Near-Forgetting
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