# 候选人 (hòuxuǎnrén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 候选人 (hòuxuǎnrén) means “candidate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: candidate
- Pinyin: hòuxuǎnrén (hou4 xuan3 ren2)
- Traditional: 候選人
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Measure word: 名

## Examples

- 这五位候选人都很优秀。
  Zhè wǔ wèi hòuxuǎnrén dōu hěn yōuxiù.
  All five candidates are very outstanding.

## Characters

- 候 (hòu): to wait; to inquire after
- [选](https://hanziro.com/word/xuan-choose/) (xuǎn): to choose; to pick
- [人](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-person/) (rén): person; people

https://hanziro.com/word/hou-xuan-ren-candidate/

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