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选手

xuǎn shǒu · xuan shou

Traditional 選手

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. athlete
  2. contestant
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Who will win?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那位(nàwèi)选手(xuǎnshǒu)跑得(pǎode)真(zhēn)快(kuài)！

    Look, that contestant runs so fast!

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)是(shì)几号(jǐhào)选手(xuǎnshǒu)？

    What number contestant is he?

  3. Dengdeng

    八号(bāhào)。我(wǒ)猜(cāi)他(tā)会(huì)赢(yíng)。

    Number eight. I guess he'll win.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)猜(cāi)三号(sānhào)选手(xuǎnshǒu)会(huì)赢(yíng)，猜错(cāicuò)的(de)请(qǐng)吃(chī)烤串(kǎochuàn)！

    I guess number three will win. Whoever is wrong treats us to skewers!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！啊(a)，五号(wǔhào)选手(xuǎnshǒu)赢(yíng)了(le)！

    OK! Oh, number five won!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)只好(zhǐhǎo)我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)都(dōu)请客(qǐngkè)了(le)！

    Then we'll both have to treat!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)没(méi)机(jī)会(huì)赢(yíng)那(nà)些(xiē)一(yī)流(liú)选(xuǎn)手(shǒu)。

We have no chance against those top players.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)弟(dì)弟(di)是(shì)个(ge)有(yǒu)名(míng)的(de)足(zú)球(qiú)选(xuǎn)手(shǒu)。

His brother is a famous soccer player.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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选
xuǎn

to choose; to pick

手
shǒu

hand; (formal) to hold

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