海选

海選

hǎixuǎn

noun #6,007

Measure Word

一次海选 cì

Meanings

1 open audition
2 mass selection
3 preliminary round (of a talent show)

Characters

sea; ocean; vast

Examples

HSK 2

这次海选来了几千个人。

Zhècì hǎixuǎn lái le jǐqiān gè rén.

Several thousand people came to this open audition.

HSK 4

她通过了海选，进入了下一轮。

Tā tōngguò le hǎixuǎn, jìnrù le xià yī lún.

She passed the open audition and advanced to the next round.

Tips

memory

海 (sea) + 选 (select) - selecting from a 'sea' of people, i.e. a massive open audition.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

选 xuǎn