搏 (bok3 | bo2) : fight; throb; pounce on

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搏

bok3

bo2

[1] fight; wrestle; combat
[2] throb; beat; pulsate
[3] pounce on; fall on; spring upon

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

搏

This word has been viewed 7738 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Jan 2011 09:44

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搏命 bok3 meng6 = to risk one's life; strive to 粵

搏鬥 bok3 dau3 = to fight

搏擊 bok3 gik1 bo2 ji2 (Taiwan), bo2 ji1 (PRC) = to fight; to battle

脈搏 mak6 bok3 mai4 bo2 = pulse

心搏 sam1 bok3 xin1 bo2 = heartbeat

心搏率 sam1 bok3 leot6 xin1 bo2 lv4 = heartbeat rate (or heart rate)

脈搏率 mak6 bok3 leot6 mai4 bo2 lv4 = pulse rate

搏炒 bok3 caau2 = to try to get sacked or fired (from work) 粵

心搏週期 sam1 bok3 zau1 kei4 = cardiac cycle

搏鬥 bok3 dau3 bo2 dou4 = to wrestle; to fight; to struggle
See all 26 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒係咪? 粵
You're forever eating and not doing work; are you trying to get fired?

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