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拔 (bat6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

拔 (bat6, bá) — to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize; to root out; wavering

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 拔刀相助 (bat6 dou1 soeng1 zo6) — to help somebody because of justice
• 拔地而起 (bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2) — rising abruptly out of the ground
• 拔草 (bat6 cou2) — to pull out the weeds
• 拔蘭地 (bat6 laan4 dei6) — brandy (spoken)
• 拔取 (bat6 ceoi2) — to pick out; to select and recruit; to pluck; to pull
• 拔地 (bat6 dei6) — to rise steeply from level ground

Chengyu with this character

• 拔苗助長 — To damage what you want to help by rushing it. Used for well-meant interference that backfires: cramming, over-watering, over-managing.

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