选手

選手

xuǎnshǒu

noun HSK 3 #842

Measure Word

一位选手 wèi

Meanings

1 athlete
2 contestant
3 player

Characters

to select; to choose

hand; person skilled at something

Selected + hand = a chosen player/contestant. 手 here means 'skilled person.'

Examples

这位选手表现得很好。

Zhè wèi xuǎnshǒu biǎoxiàn de hěn hǎo.

This contestant performed very well.

中国选手赢了金牌。

Zhōngguó xuǎnshǒu yíng le jīnpái.

The Chinese athlete won the gold medal.

参赛选手有五百人。

Cānsài xuǎnshǒu yǒu wǔbǎi rén.

There are five hundred contestants.

Stroke Order

选 xuǎn

手 shǒu