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拔

bá

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

拔 (bá) is a Chinese word meaning “to pull up”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to pull up
  2. to pull out
  3. to draw out by suction
  4. to select
  5. to pick
  6. to stand out (above level)
  7. to surpass
  8. to seize

Stroke order

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Example

牙醫幫他拔了一顆牙。

The dentist pulled out one of his teeth.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).