| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 拔擢 | 拔擢 | bá zhuó | ba2 zhuo2 | select the best people for promotion | ||
| 2 | 升擢高任 | 升擢高任 | shēng zhuó gāo rèn | sheng1 zhuo2 gao1 ren4 | to be appointed to a higher post (idiom) | ||
| 3 | 擢 | 擢 | zhuó | zhuo2 | to pull out; to select; to promote | ||
| 4 | 擢第 | 擢第 | zhuó dì | zhuo2 di4 | to pass the civil service examination (in imperial China) | ||
| 5 | 擢发难数 | 擢髮難數 | zhuó fà nán shǔ | zhuo2 fa4 nan2 shu3 | lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom); fig. innumerable (crimes) | ||
| 6 | 擢升 | 擢升 | zhuó shēng | zhuo2 sheng1 | to promote (sb); to upgrade; to ascend |