擢

zhuó

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Definitions

  1. 1. to pull out
  2. 2. to select
  3. 3. to promote

Words Containing 擢

拔擢
bá zhuó

select the best people for promotion

擢升
zhuó shēng

to promote (sb)

擢第
zhuó dì

to pass the civil service examination (in imperial China)

擢发难数
zhuó fà nán shǔ

lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom)