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拔掉

bá diào · ba diao

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Meaning

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  1. to pluck
  2. to pull off
  3. to pull out
  4. to unplug
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The fan that kept spinning

  1. Dengdeng

    睡觉(shuìjiào)以前(yǐqián)，记得(jìde)拔掉(bádiào)电扇(diànshàn)的(de)插头(chātóu)。

    Remember to unplug the fan before you sleep.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)早就(zǎojiù)拔掉(bádiào)了(le)。

    I unplugged it ages ago.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)它(tā)为什么(wèishénme)还(hái)在(zài)转(zhuàn)？

    Then why is it still spinning?

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)拔掉(bádiào)的(de)是(shì)台灯(táidēng)！

    Ah? What I unplugged was the desk lamp!

  5. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)房间(fángjiān)这么(zhème)黑(hēi)。

    No wonder the room is so dark.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)应(yīng)该(gāi)去(qù)看(kàn)牙(yá)医(yī)，把(bǎ)牙(yá)拔(bá)掉(diào)。

You should go to the dentist and have that tooth pulled out.

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02

出(chū)门(mén)前(qián)请(qǐng)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)机(jī)充(chōng)电(diàn)器(qì)拔(bá)掉(diào)。

Please unplug the phone charger before going out.

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