拔 (bat6 | ba2) : pull out; choose

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拔

bat6

ba2

[1] pull out; pull up; draw out [2] choose; pick; select [3] outstanding; stand out; surpass [4] capture; seize; root out [5] suck out; draw [6] wavering

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

拔

This word has been viewed 7241 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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一毛不拔 jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 yi1*4 mao2 bu4 ba2 = stingy; parsimonious

選拔 syun2 bat6 xuan3 ba2 = to select the best

挺拔 ting5 bat6 ting3 ba2 = tall and straight

提拔 tai4 bat6 ti2 ba2 = to give a promotion; to promote

拔絲 bat6 si1 ba2 si1 = wire drawing; candied floss

拔蘭地 bat6 laan4*1 dei2 ba2 lan2 di4 = brandy

象拔蚌 zoeng6 bat6 pong5 xiang4 ba2 bang4 = geoduck clam

拔絲的 bat6 si1 dik1 ba2 si1 de5 = [adj] wiredrawing 國

拔槍 bat6 coeng1 = draw guns

拔毒 bat6 duk6 ba2 du2 = draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area

拔根 bat6 gan1 ba2 gen1 = uproot

拔河 bat6 ho4 ba2 he2 = tug-of-war

拔海 bat6 hoi2 ba2 hai3 = elevation (above sea level)

拔節 bat6 zit3 ba2 jie2 = jointing

突然拔槍 dat6 jin4 bat6 coeng1 = to whip out a gun (common formation)

拔草 bat6 cou2 ba2 cao3 = pull out the grass

自拔 zi6 bat6 zi4 ba2 = free oneself; extricate oneself from a difficult situation

拔苗助長 bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2 ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3 = spoil things by excessive enthusiasm

海拔 hoi2 bat6 hai3 ba2 = height above sea-level; elevation

拔牙 bat6 ngaa4 ba2 ya2 = extract a tooth

出類拔萃 ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6 chu1 lei4 ba2 cui4 = stand out among one's peers; be outstanding;

不能自拔 bat1 nang4 zi6 bat6 bu4 neng2 zi4 ba2 = cannot help oneself; utterly helpless

選拔賽 syun2 bat6 coi3 xuan2 ba2 sai4 = audition

拔腿 bat6 teoi2 ba2 tui3 = break into a run; escape

拔掉 bat6 diu6 ba2 diao4 = pull out 國

甄拔 jan1 bat6 zhen1 ba2 = select

路見不平、拔刀相助 lou6 gin3 bat1 ping4, bat6 dou1 soeng1 zo6 lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2, ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4 = fight against unjustice; help fight for the weak and mistreated

俊拔 zeon3 bat6 jun4 ba2 = extremely talented; talented beyond one's peers

男拔 naam4 bat6 nan2 ba2 = DBS; diocesan boys' school

女拔 neoi5 bat6 nv3 ba2 = DGS; diocesan girls' school

劍拔弩張 gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1 jian4 ba2 nu3 zhang1 = a state of mutual hostility

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+62d4 (off-site link)

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