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选拔

xuǎn bá · xuan ba

Traditional 選拔

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to select the best
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Choir tryout

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)学校(xuéxiào)选拔(xuǎnbá)合唱团(héchàngtuán)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)试试(shìshì)。

    Tomorrow the school picks its choir. I want to try.

  2. Dengdeng

    选拔(xuǎnbá)难(nán)吗(ma)？

    Is the selection hard?

  3. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)要(yào)唱(chàng)三首(sānshǒu)歌(gē)，还(hái)要(yào)跳舞(tiàowǔ)。

    I heard you must sing three songs and also dance.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要(yào)多(duō)练习(liànxí)。

    Then you need to practice more.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)练了(liànle)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)，邻居(línjū)说(shuō)他(tā)都(dōu)会(huì)唱(chàng)了(le)。

    I practiced all night, and my neighbor said even he can sing it now.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)让(ràng)邻居(línjū)去(qù)参加(cānjiā)选拔(xuǎnbá)吧(ba)！

    Then let the neighbor go to the tryout!

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2 examples
01

拉(lā)拉(lā)队(duì)的(de)选(xuǎn)拔(bá)在(zài)明(míng)天(tiān)。

Cheerleading tryouts are tomorrow.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)通(tōng)过(guò)面(miàn)试(shì)选(xuǎn)拔(bá)最(zuì)优(yōu)秀(xiù)的(de)毕(bì)业(yè)生(shēng)。

The company selects the best graduates through interviews.

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