选拔
Old HSK 6
选拔 (xuǎnbá) · to select (the best)
选拔 (xuǎnbá) means “to select (the best); to choose”. It is written with 2 characters: 选 (to choose) + 拔 (to uproot). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 选拔 is built
The characters
选 xuǎn · to choose
What 选 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 先xiān — first
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 先 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
拔 bá · to uproot
What 拔 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 犮bá — to pull up
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 丶 — dot
- 犬quǎn — dog
Example sentences
学校正在选拔参加比赛的学生。Xuéxiào zhèngzài xuǎnbá cānjiā bǐsài de xuésheng.The school is selecting students for the competition.
他通过了国家队的选拔。Tā tōngguò le guójiāduì de xuǎnbá.He passed the national team selection.
Questions about 选拔
What does 选拔 mean?
选拔 (xuǎnbá) means “to select (the best); to choose”.
How do you pronounce 选拔?
选拔 is pronounced xuǎnbá.
Which HSK level is 选拔?
选拔 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 选手xuǎnshǒucontestant
- 挑选tiāoxuǎnto choose
- 选择xuǎnzéto choose
- 当选dāngxuǎnto be elected
- 候选hòuxuǎnto be a candidate
- 竞选jìngxuǎnto run for office
- 筛选shāixuǎnto screen
- 选举xuǎnjǔelection
- 选xuǎnto choose
- 拔苗助长bámiáozhùzhǎngto spoil things by being too hasty
Learn 选拔 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 207: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.