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

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.

这次海选来了几千个人。

Zhè cì hǎixuǎn lái le jǐ qiān gè rén.

Several thousand people came to this open audition.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

选 xuǎn