拨 | Chinese meaning

拨【bō】

HSK 7-9

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
to dial
to allocate
to set aside (money)
to poke (the fire)
to pluck (a string instrument)
to turn round
classifier: group, batch

Generated definitions (experimental)

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc

This meaning refers to the action of moving something out of the way using a part of the body or an object.

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He pushed aside the branches in front of him.

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She pushed aside the stones on the ground with her foot.

to dial

This meaning relates to making a phone call by turning or pressing the dial of a phone.

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I don't know how to dial this phone number.

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Please dial my mobile number.

to allocate

This meaning involves distributing or assigning resources or tasks to specific people or purposes.

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The company needs to allocate some funds to complete this project.

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The teacher will allocate homework to each student.

to set aside (money)

This meaning indicates reserving a certain amount of money for a specific purpose.

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He sets aside some money every month to save.

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We need to set aside some money for emergencies.

to poke (the fire)

This meaning refers to the action of stirring a fire with a stick to keep it burning.

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He poked the fire with a stick to make the flames stronger.

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She has to poke the fire from time to time.

to pluck (a string instrument)

This meaning pertains to playing a string musical instrument by pulling the strings.

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He plucked the strings to play a beautiful melody.

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She likes to pluck the strings of the guitar with her fingertips.

to turn round

This meaning describes the action of rotating or reversing direction.

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He turned around to see who was calling him.

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She turned around to find her bag.

classifier: group, batch

This usage is as a classifier for grouping items or quantities together.

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This order includes three batches of products.

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He distributed food to each group of people.

Generated collocations (experimental)

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