Chinese word

选拔

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuǎn bá

Meaning

  • verbselect

Example

学校要选拔优秀的学生参加比赛。xué xiào yào xuǎn bá yōu xiù de xué shēng cān jiā bǐ sài

The school will select outstanding students to take part in the competition.

Illustration for 选拔 (select)

More examples

为了组建球队，教练在全市范围内选拔了十名球员。wèi le zǔ jiàn qiú duì jiào liàn zài quán shì fàn wéi nèi xuǎn bá le shí míng qiú yuán

To form a team, the coach selected ten players from across the city.

Core concept

A structured process draws standout people out of a larger group for a role or place on a team.

Common phrases

  • 选拔人才xuǎn bá rén cái

    select talent

  • 选拔干部xuǎn bá gàn bù

    select officials

  • 选拔运动员xuǎn bá yùn dòng yuán

    select athletes

  • 选拔标准xuǎn bá biāo zhǔn

    selection criteria

Similar words

选择xuǎn zé: Choosing one or more options from several available choices.
挑选tiāo xuǎn: Carefully picking desirable people or things after examining their qualities.
筛选shāi xuǎn: Filtering many candidates by set standards and keeping those who meet them.
录取lù qǔ: Deciding which applicants pass an admission or hiring review and accepting them.

Definition in Chinese

在公开或内部的考核、比赛中，从多人中遴选并确定表现最合适的人作为代表或候选人。zài gōng kāi huò nèi bù de kǎo hé bǐ sài zhōng cóng duō rén zhōng lín xuǎn bìng què dìng biǎo xiàn zuì hé shì de rén zuò wéi dài biǎo huò hòu xuǎn rén

Word origin

选 (xuǎn, "choose") + 拔 (bá, "pull out") joins choosing with pulling someone out of a group, giving the word its sense of selecting standout people.

Usage tips

  • Its object is normally a person, team, or candidate, while the surrounding context often names a school, workplace, team, or contest.

Other meanings

  • choose for promotionverb
  • selectionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 选拔赛xuǎn bá sàiselection competitionnoun
  • 选拔委员会xuǎn bá wěi yuán huìselection committeenoun
  • 选拔者xuǎn bá zhěselectornoun

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