海选 (hǎi xuǎn) open audition

Usage:

“海选”在众多的候选人中选拔。指不设门槛,人人都有机会参加的选拔。正因为如此,参加的人数相当多,因此参加者想要被选中就非常难。
“海选” refers to an audition or other selection process without entry requirements, meaning that everyone has an opportunity to participate. For this reason, the number of participants is quite large, and it is hard for the participants to be selected.

Sentences:

1、Nǐ zuò le shísì ge xiǎoshí fēijī lái cānjiā hǎixuǎn?
你坐了十四个小时飞机来参加海选?
You flew 14 hours to make this audition?

2、Tā shì tōngguò hǎixuǎn dāng shàng zhè bù diànyǐng de nán zhǔjué de.
他是通过海选当上这部电影的男主角的。
He was cast as movie’s lead male actor by attending an open audition.

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