How to say “select” in Chinese
select (the best)
“Select” in Chinese is 选拔, xuǎn bá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
选拔 is read xuǎn bá: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 先 xiān hints at the sound.
On the left, 扌 “hand”: pulled out by hand.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “选拔”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 选拔. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 经过三轮选拔，她进入了国家队。jīngguòsānlúnxuǎnbá,tājìnrùleguójiāduìAfter three rounds of selection, she made the national team.
- 学校要选拔十名学生xuéxiàoyàoxuǎnbáshímíngxuéshengThe school will select ten students.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “select” in Chinese?
“Select” in Chinese is 选拔, pinyin xuǎnbá.
What does 选拔 mean?
选拔 (xuǎnbá) means “select (the best)”.
How do you write 选拔?
选拔 is 2 characters: 选 (xuǎn) — choose; 拔 (bá) — pull out, pluck. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 选拔?
选拔 is read xuǎnbá. Tones: xuǎn — third tone, bá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“select” in the lesson “Growing talent”
This word is from the topic “Talent and mastery” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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