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title: "Xuanmin Meaning: 选民 (xuǎnmín) Means “voter”"
description: "选民 (traditional 選民, xuǎnmín) means “voter; electorate”. Hear its tones, see what 选 and 民 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuanmin"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 选民 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

选民 xuǎnmín

## voter; electorate

## Its characters

1. 选 xuǎn to choose
2. 民 mín the people

## In a sentence

很多选民一大早就去投票了。 Many voters went to cast their ballots early in the morning.

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## More words with 选 or 民

- [当选 dāngxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxuan)
- [公民 gōngmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongmin)
- [国民 guómín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guomin)
- [候选人 hòuxuǎnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houxuanren)
- [竞选 jìngxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingxuan)
- [居民 jūmín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jumin)
- [民办 mínbàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minban)
- [民间 mínjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minjian)
- [民生 mínshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minsheng)
- [民事 mínshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minshi)

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