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title: "Xuanba Meaning: 选拔 (xuǎnbá) Means “to select”"
description: "选拔 (traditional 選拔, xuǎnbá) means “to select; to choose (talent)”. Hear its tones, see what 选 and 拔 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuanba"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 选拔 mean?

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选拔 xuǎnbá

## to select; to choose (talent)

## Its characters

1. 选 xuǎn to choose
2. 拔 bá to select

## In a sentence

学校要选拔五名学生参加比赛。 The school will select five students to take part in the competition.

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## More words with 选 or 拔

- [拔草 bácǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bacao)
- [当选 dāngxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangxuan)
- [海拔 hǎibá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haiba)
- [候选人 hòuxuǎnrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houxuanren)
- [竞选 jìngxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingxuan)
- [评选 píngxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingxuan)
- [人选 rénxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renxuan)
- [入选 rùxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ruxuan)
- [筛选 shāixuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shaixuan)
- [天选 tiānxuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianxuan)

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