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選拔

简 选拔 · 繁 選拔
Mandarin · pinyin xuǎn bá

Meanings

  1. to select the best
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選
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拔
bá · uproot, pull out
选
xuǎn · choose, select; elect; election
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3–2 · xuan3 ba2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syun2 bat6

Cantonese word readings for 選拔. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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syun2 bat6

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verb

  1. to select (talented or capable individuals)

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