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title: "Houxuanren Meaning: 候选人 (hòuxuǎnrén) Means “candidate”"
description: "候选人 (traditional 候選人, hòuxuǎnrén) means “candidate”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houxuanren"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 候选人 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

候选人 hòuxuǎnrén

## candidate

## Its characters

1. 人 rén person

## In a sentence

公司正在面试几位候选人。 The company is interviewing several candidates.

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## More words with 候 or 选 or 人

- [爱人 àiren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/airen)
- [本人 běnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benren)
- [别人 biéren](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bieren)
- [病人 bìngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingren)
- [成人 chéngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengren)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [当事人 dāngshìrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangshiren)
- [当选 dāngxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxuan)

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