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Definitions

  1. 1. to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
  2. 2. to dial
  3. 3. to allocate
  4. 4. to set aside (money)
  5. 5. to poke (the fire)
  6. 6. to pluck (a string instrument)
  7. 7. to turn round
  8. 8. classifier: group, batch

Words Containing 拨

挑拨
tiǎo bō

to incite disharmony

拨打
bō dǎ

to call

拨款
bō kuǎn

to allocate funds

拨通
bō tōng

to get through to sb on the phone

划拨
huà bō

to assign

四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn

lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)

土拨鼠
tǔ bō shǔ

groundhog

弹拨
tán bō

to pluck (a string)

弹拨乐
tán bō yuè

plucked string music

弹拨乐器
tán bō yuè qì

plucked string instrument

挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi

to make mischief

挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

挑灯拨火
tiǎo dēng bō huǒ

to sow discord

拨乱反正
bō luàn fǎn zhèng

bring order out of chaos

拨付
bō fù

appropriate sum of money

拨冗
bō rǒng

to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs

拨出
bō chū

to pull out

拨刺
bō cī

splash (of a fish)

拨动
bō dòng

to stir

拨奏
bō zòu

pizzicato

拨子
bō zi

plectrum

拨弄
bō nòng

to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc)

拨弦乐器
bō xián yuè qì

plucked string or stringed instrument

拨接
bō jiē

dial-up (Internet connection)

拨正
bō zhèng

to set right

拨浪鼓
bō lang gǔ

a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)

拨火棍
bō huǒ gùn

poker

拨片
bō piàn

plectrum

拨用
bō yòng

appropriation

拨空
bō kòng

to make time

拨号
bō hào

to dial a telephone number

拨号盘
bō hào pán

telephone dial

拨号连接
bō hào lián jiē

dial-up connection

拨号音
bō hào yīn

dial tone

拨转
bō zhuǎn

to turn

拨开
bō kāi

to push aside

拨云见日
bō yún jiàn rì

lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice

撩拨
liáo bō

to provoke

调拨
diào bō

to send (products)

调拨
tiáo bō

to sow discord

点拨
diǎn bō

to give instructions