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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 候选

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
候选 hòu xuǎn - candidate (attributive)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 14,238 14,082 16,081

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
候 hòu- to wait
- to inquire after
- to watch
- season
- climate
- (old) period of five days
选 xuǎn- to choose
- to pick
- to select
- to elect

Other Words Containing 候选

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
候选人 - 7 4,588 5,411 13,150
候选 6 - 14,238 14,082 16,081