# 选手 (xuǎnshǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 选手 (xuǎnshǒu) means “athlete; contestant”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: athlete; contestant
- Pinyin: xuǎnshǒu (xuan3 shou3)
- Traditional: 選手
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 每位选手在比赛中都很努力。
  Měi wèi xuǎnshǒu zài bǐsài zhōng dōu hěn nǔlì.
  Every contestant worked very hard in the competition.

## Characters

- [选](https://hanziro.com/word/xuan-choose/) (xuǎn): to choose; to pick
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand

https://hanziro.com/word/xuan-shou-athlete/

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