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title: "Tiba Meaning: 提拔 (tíbá) Means “to promote”"
description: "提拔 (tíbá) means “to promote (to a higher post)”. Hear its tones, see what 提 and 拔 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiba"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 提拔 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

提拔 tíbá

## to promote (to a higher post)

## Its characters

1. 提 tí to lift
2. 拔 bá to select

## In a sentence

他工作出色，很快被提拔为经理。 He did excellent work and was soon promoted to manager.

[More about 提拔](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8F%90%E6%8B%94)

## More words with 提 or 拔

- [拔草 bácǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bacao)
- [海拔 hǎibá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haiba)
- [前提 qiántí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianti)
- [提倡 tíchàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tichang)
- [提出 tíchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tichu)
- [提到 tídào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tidao)
- [提高 tígāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tigao)
- [提供 tígōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tigong)
- [提及 tíjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiji)
- [提交 tíjiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tijiao)

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