选
手

Athlete in Chinese: 选手 (xuǎn shǒu)

xuǎn shǒu

athlete

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 選手1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1athlete
  2. 2contestant

Stroke order

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选
手

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩㄢˇ

xuǎn

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

选手

Simplified

選手

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这位选手跑得非常快。

    zhè wèi xuǎn shǒu pǎo dé fēi cháng kuài。

    This athlete runs very fast.

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Related words

手

shǒu

hand

选

xuǎn

to choose

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

选择

xuǎn zé

to select

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

手续

shǒu xù

procedure

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

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