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title: "Renxuan Meaning: 人选 (rénxuǎn) Means “candidate”"
description: "人选 (traditional 人選, rénxuǎn) means “candidate; person selected”. Hear its tones, see what 人 and 选 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renxuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 人选 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

人选 rénxuǎn

## candidate; person selected

## Its characters

1. 人 rén person
2. 选 xuǎn to choose

## In a sentence

新队长的人选还没定下来。 The choice of the new captain hasn't been decided yet.

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## More words with 人 or 选

- [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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