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Meaning of 拔

Pinyin bá

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

pull up / pull out / select / promote

Usage

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拔 [bá] 动 (verb) 【本义】: 拔起，拔出 (The original meaning: pull out; pull up) 1. 抽，拉出，连根拽出: ～腿 (pull out a leg), ～草 (pull out grass), ～牙 (pull out a tooth), ～苗助长 (pull seedlings to promote growth). Pulling out or extracting something completely. 2. 夺取军事上的据点: 连～数城 (successively seize several cities). Seizing military positions or strategic spots. 3. 吸出: ～毒 (draw out poison), ～火罐儿 (draw out with cupping). Drawing out substances, such as toxins. 4. 选取，提升: 提～ (promote), ～擢 (select for promotion). Selecting or promoting individuals. 5. 超出，高出: 海～ (the sea stands out), 挺～ (to stand tall), ～地 (something towering above the ground, e.g., hills, trees, buildings), ～尖儿 (pointed or outstanding). Being higher or exceeding in height or quality. 6. 把东西放在凉水里使变凉: 把西瓜放在冰水里～一～ (putting watermelon in ice water to cool it down). Cooling something by placing it in cold water. 7. 改变: 坚韧不～ (unyielding and unchanging), 心志不可～ (willpower cannot be changed). Referring to a change of state or condition. 引 (derived meanings) 1. 同本义 ([En.] pull out; pull up) 2. 选拔;提拔 ([En.] promote) 3. 突出;超出 ([En.] stand out) 4. 突起 ([En.] rise high) 5. 脱身;脱离，摆脱 ([En.] escape from). 6. 攻取 ([En.] seize; capture) 7. 移动 ([En.] move) 8. 把东西放在凉水里使它变凉 ([En.] cool in water). 9. 吸出 ([En.] draw out). 例 (examples) 拔毛 (pull hair), 拔草 (pull grass), 拔秧 (pull seedlings). Examples of usage in various contexts include pulling hair, grass, and seedlings.

峭拔 qiào bá

high and steep

拔剑 bá jiàn

draw

剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng

lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn

海拔 hǎi bá

height above sea level / elevation

拔出 bá chū

pull out

选拔 xuǎn bá

to select the best

拔牙 bá yá

to extract a tooth

提拔 tí bá

to promote to a higher job / to select for promotion

出类拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì

to excel the common (idiom); surpassing / preeminent / outstanding

挺拔 tǐng bá

tall and straight

自拔 zì bá

to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation

拔掉 bá diào

to pluck / to pull off / to pull out / to unplug

拔高 bá gāo

to raise (one's voice) / to overrate / to build up / to stand out / outstanding

开拔 kāi bá

to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition)

不能自拔 bù néng zì bá

cannot help oneself / unable to extricate oneself

拔腿 bá tuǐ

to break into a run

拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ

rise straight from the ground / rising abruptly out of the ground

拔尖 bá jiān

top-notch (colloquial) / to push oneself to the front

拔擢 bá zhuó

select the best people for promotion

拔除 bá chú

to pull out / to remove

坚韧不拔 jiān rèn bù bá

firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding

拔乎其萃 bá hū qí cuì

Outstanding

拔萃 bá cuì

to stand out from one's fellows / high-level examination for official candidacy (traditional)

拔锚 bá máo

to weigh anchor