Chinese word

提拔

Pronunciation

Pinyintí bá

Meaning

  • verbpromote

Example

公司提拔了他为经理。gōng sī tí bá le tā wèi jīng lǐ

The company promoted him to manager.

Illustration for 提拔 (promote)

More examples

公司决定把有潜力的员工提拔到高级职位。gōng sī jué dìng bǎ yǒu qián lì de yuán gōng tí bá dào gāo jí zhí wèi

The company decided to promote promising employees to senior positions.

Core concept

An organization raises a chosen person from the ranks into a position of authority.

Common phrases

  • 提拔年轻人才tí bá nián qīng rén cái

    promote young talent

  • 提拔到高级职位tí bá dào gāo jí zhí wèi

    promote to a senior position

Similar words

提升tí shēng: Bring a person, ability, status, or condition up to a higher level.
晋升jìn shēng: Give someone a higher workplace rank or job position.
任命rèn mìng: Give someone an official position or assigned duty.
选拔xuǎn bá: Pick suitable and capable people from a group of candidates.

Definition in Chinese

把某人任命或拔擢到更高的岗位，既可指正式晋升，也可指直接授予重要职位。bǎ mǒu rén rèn mìng huò bá zhuó dào gèng gāo de gǎng wèi jì kě zhǐ zhèng shì jìn shēng yě kě zhǐ zhí jiē shòu yǔ zhòng yào zhí wèi

Word origin

提 (tí, "lift") suggests raising and 拔 (bá, "pull out") suggests selecting someone from among others, so 提拔 (tíbá, "promote") came to express placing a chosen person in a higher role.

Usage tips

  • A workplace statement can use this verb for a direct appointment as well as a step-by-step career rise, so the context may emphasize selection rather than seniority.

Other meanings

  • select for promotionverb
  • appointverb

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