How to Say "Nominate" in Chinese

提名

tímíng

The English phrase 'nominate' can be translated into Chinese as 提名 (tímíng). If unsure, use 提名. Wiktionary also lists 指名 (zhǐmíng).

Meaning: to name someone for a particular role or position (verb)

Ways to say it

“nominate” in Chinese
Chinese	Romanization (Wiktionary)
提名	tímíng
指名	zhǐmíng

The verb 提名 is used to name someone for a particular role or position. A common collocation is 提名候选人, which means 'to nominate a candidate'.

提名 is used for formal or official nominations, such as being nominated for an award or a political position.

To express the passive voice 'to be nominated', use the particle 被 before the verb 提名, forming 被提名.

tímíng

In formal Chinese award ceremonies, the act of being nominated is often paired with the concept of 入围, which literally means 'entering the fence' or 'entering the circle'.
The character 提 (tí) in 提名 literally means 'to lift' or 'to carry' something with one's hand.
In the phrase 提名候选人, the word 候选人 contains the character 候, which originally meant 'to wait' or 'to be on standby'.

我提名李明为年度最佳员工。
I nominate Li Ming as the Employee of the Year.
我推荐这部电影入选国际电影节。
I recommend this movie to be selected for the international film festival.
我推举小明成为我们班的课代表。
I nominate Xiao Ming to be the class representative.
我提名Ｘ公司的王先生出任董事长。
I nominate Mr. Wang from X Company as the chairman of the board.
由于表现出色，她被提名为最佳员工。
Yóuyú biǎoxiàn chūsè, tā bèi tí míng wèi zuìjiā yuángōng.
Due to her excellent performance, she was nominated as best employee.
委员会决定提名他担任主席。
Wěiyuánhuì juédìng tí míng tā dānrèn zhǔxí.
The committee decided to nominate him for the position of chairman.
你想提名谁来参加这次比赛？
Nǐ xiǎng tí míng shéi lái cānjiā zhè cì bǐsài?
Who do you want to nominate to participate in this competition?

Two colleagues are discussing a promotion in the office.

晓雯 Xiaowen

浩然，我想提名你去做项目经理。
Hàorán, wǒ xiǎng tímíng nǐ qù zuò xiàngmù jīnglǐ.
Haoran, I want to nominate you to be the project manager.
浩然 Haoran

真的吗？我觉得我还没准备好。
Zhēn de ma? Wǒ juéde wǒ hái méi zhǔnbèi hǎo.
Really? I don't think I'm ready yet.
晓雯 Xiaowen

你很有能力，大家都会支持你的。
Nǐ hěn yǒu nénglì, dàjiā dōu huì zhīchí nǐ de.
You are very capable, everyone will support you.
浩然 Haoran

谢谢晓雯，我会考虑一下的。
Xièxie Xiǎowén, wǒ huì kǎolǜ yīxià de.
Thank you, Xiaowen, I will think about it.

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