拔 bá

uproot, pull out

HSK 6 #1502

DEFINITIONS

拔 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

STROKES

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WORDS

选拔 xuǎn bá
HSK 6
to select the best
提拔 tí bá
HSK 6
to promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
海拔 hǎi bá
HSK 6
height above sea level; elevation
挺拔 tǐng bá
HSK 6
tall and straight
拔苗助长 bá miáo zhù zhǎng
HSK 6
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
拔掉 bá diào to pluck; to pull off; to pull out; to unplug
出类拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent; outstanding
自拔 zì bá to free oneself; to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
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
拔河 bá hé tug-of-war; to take part in a tug-of-war
拔牙 bá yá to extract a tooth
坚韧不拔 jiān rèn bù bá firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
拔腿 bá tuǐ to break into a run
拔除 bá chú to pull out; to remove
拔高 bá gāo to raise (one's voice); to overrate; to build up; to stand out; outstanding
拔营 bá yíng to strike camp
开拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops); departure; start date (of military expedition)
拔尖 bá jiān top-notch (colloquial); to push oneself to the front
坚忍不拔 jiān rěn bù bá fortitude
鞋拔子 xié bá zi shoehorn
一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá stingy (idiom)
俊拔 jùn bá outstandingly talented
出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent; outstanding
劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
劲拔 jìng bá tall and straight
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