选战

選戰
xuǎnzhàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 election campaign
  2. 2 electoral battle
  3. 3 race for office

Examples

Jīnnián de xuǎnzhàn fēicháng jīliè.
This year's election campaign is extremely heated.
Tā zhèngzài wèi xià jiè xuǎnzhàn zuò zhǔnbèi.
He is preparing for the next election campaign.

Tips

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Journalistic shorthand built like 'campaign-as-war'. Most common in coverage of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and overseas elections. Mainland Chinese coverage tends to use 选举 (xuǎnjǔ, 'election') for neutral reporting.

Stroke Order

xuǎn
zhàn