teoi1 syun2推選推选
Jyutpingteoi1 syun2
Yaletēui syún
Definition
To elect, nominate, or select someone through recommendation.
neutralworkpeople
How it's used
Focuses on the act of choosing someone for a specific role or position through a group decision or formal process. It carries a sense of collective endorsement or official selection rather than just a personal recommendation. Use this when the outcome involves a person taking on a duty or responsibility.
Examples
Everyone elected him as the chairperson.
Who do you guys plan to nominate to run?
Related words
Common phrases
selection committee
to elect a representative
Common mistake
Avoid using this for picking items from a menu or selecting a product in a shop, as it is strictly reserved for people and roles. For choosing objects, use 揀 or 選擇 instead.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
