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title: "Dangxuan Meaning: 当选 (dāngxuǎn) Means “to be elected”"
description: "当选 (traditional 當選, dāngxuǎn) means “to be elected”. Hear its tones, see what 当 and 选 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 当选 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

当选 dāngxuǎn

## to be elected

## Its characters

1. 当 dāng to act as
2. 选 xuǎn to elect

## In a sentence

她当选了我们班的班长。 She was elected monitor of our class.

[More about 当选](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BD%93%E9%80%89)

## More words with 当 or 选

- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)
- [担当 dāndāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dandang)
- [当场 dāngchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangchang)
- [当成 dàngchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangcheng)
- [当初 dāngchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangchu)
- [当代 dāngdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangdai)
- [当地 dāngdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangdi)
- [当即 dāngjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangji)
- [当今 dāngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangjin)
- [当年 dāngnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangnian)

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