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选拔 xuǎnbá

选拔 xuǎnbá Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 选拔 xuǎnbá .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xuǎnbá | xuan3 ba2
English translation
to select the best

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Traditional form

選拔

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 选拔 xuǎnbá

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xuǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and xiān represents the sound. Simplified form of xuǎn .

Phonetic compound

xiān

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶先

Number of Strokes

9

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌犮

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 选拔 xuǎnbá

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参加 cānjiā 赛马 sài mǎ 选拔赛 Huán 不到 bù dào 一年

He has been riding in horse trials for less than a year.

孩子 háizi men 必须 bìxū 参加 cānjiā 一次 yī cì 严格 yángé de 选拔 xuǎnbá 测试 cè shì

The children have to sit a tough selection test.

选拔 xuǎnbá Decomposition

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选拔 xuǎnbá Compounds

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