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

HSK 3

这位选手表现得很好。

Zhè wèi xuǎnshǒu biǎoxiàn de hěn hǎo.

This contestant performed very well.

HSK 3

中国选手赢了金牌。

Zhōngguó xuǎnshǒu yíng le jīnpái.

The Chinese athlete won the gold medal.

HSK 6

参赛选手有五百人。

Cānsài xuǎnshǒu yǒu wǔbǎi rén.

There are five hundred contestants.

Stroke Order

选 xuǎn

手 shǒu