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拔

bá

uproot, pull out

Shadow
Strokes
8
Radical
手
HSK
5
Tone
2

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你有鞋拔子吗？

    Nǐ yǒu xié bá zi ma

    Do you have a shoehorn?

  • 我想拔你的胡须。

    Wǒ xiǎng bá nǐ de hú xū

    I want to pluck your facial hair.

  • 拉拉队的选拔在明天。

    Lā lā duì de xuǎn bá zài míng tiān

    Cheerleading tryouts are tomorrow.

  • 您的牙要拔掉。

    Nín de yá yào bá diào

    Your tooth must be extracted.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 拔

  • 拔bá 2to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
  • 选拔xuǎn bá 3–2 to select the best
  • 提拔tí bá 2–2 to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
  • 海拔hǎi bá 3–2 height above sea level; elevation
  • 挺拔tǐng bá 3–2 tall and straight
  • 拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎng 2–2–4–3to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
  • 一毛不拔yī máo bù bá 1–2–4–2 → 4–2–4–2stingy (idiom)