How to say “choose the best” in Chinese
choose the best (by rating)
“Choose the best” in Chinese is 评选, píng xuǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
评选 is read píng xuǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 平 píng hints at the sound.
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 先 xiān hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “评选”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 评选. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 观众评选出了今年最受欢迎的十首歌曲。guānzhòngpíngxuǎnchūlejīnniánzuìshòuhuānyíngdeshíshǒugēqǔThe audience chose the ten most popular songs of the year.
- 她被评选为2年度最佳演员tābèipíngxuǎnwéiniándùzuìjiāyǎnyuánShe was named best actress of the year.
- 他被评选为2最佳主播tābèipíngxuǎnwéizuìjiāzhǔbōHe was named best host.
More words from the lesson “Stars and fame”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “choose the best” in Chinese?
“Choose the best” in Chinese is 评选, pinyin píngxuǎn.
What does 评选 mean?
评选 (píngxuǎn) means “choose the best (by rating)”.
How do you write 评选?
评选 is 2 characters: 评 (píng) — evaluate, judge; 选 (xuǎn) — choose. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 评选?
评选 is read píngxuǎn. Tones: píng — second tone, xuǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“choose the best” in the lesson “Stars and fame”
This word is from the topic “Stage, screen, airwaves” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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