提拔 meaning in English

tíbá

to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion

HSK 7-9verb20 strokes

Meaning of 提拔

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tíbá
  1. to promote to a higher job
  2. to select for promotion

Stroke order for each character

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提 tí · to carry · 12 strokes

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拔 bá · to pull up · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 提拔.

提到tídàoto mention; to raise (a subject)
提出tíchūto raise (an issue); to propose
提高tígāoto raise; to increase
提前tíqiánto shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time
提问tíwènto question; to quiz; to grill
提供tígōngto offer; to supply
提醒tíxǐngto remind; to call attention to
提起tíqǐto mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise
提示tíshìto point out; to remind (sb of sth)
前提qiántípremise; precondition
提倡tíchàngto promote; to advocate
提升tíshēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist

Questions about 提拔

What does 提拔 mean?

提拔 (tíbá) means "to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 提拔?

提拔 is made of 2 characters: 提 (12 strokes), 拔 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 提拔 an HSK word?

Yes. 提拔 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.