提拔

tíbá

verb HSK 7-9 #13,035

Meanings

1 to promote (to a higher position)
2 to elevate

Characters

to lift; to raise

to pull up; to select

Examples

她因为工作出色被提拔为经理。

Tā yīnwèi gōngzuò chūsè bèi tíbá wéi jīnglǐ.

She was promoted to manager because of her outstanding work.

领导提拔了几位年轻干部。

Lǐngdǎo tíbá le jǐ wèi niánqīng gànbù.

The leader promoted several young cadres.

Tips

memory

提 (lift up) + 拔 (pull up) = pulling someone up to a higher position.

Stroke Order

提 tí

拔 bá