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拔

bá · ba

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Meaning

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  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
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Pulling a giant radish

  1. Liangliang

    帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拔(bá)一下(yīxià)这棵(zhèkē)草(cǎo)，好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Can you help me pull out this weed?

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)拔(bá)。哎呀(āiyā)，拔(bá)不动(bùdòng)！

    Sure. Oh no, I cannot pull it out!

  3. Liangliang

    那是(nàshi)萝卜(luóbo)，不是(bùshì)草(cǎo)！

    That is a radish, not a weed!

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)拔(bá)吧(ba)。

    Great! Let us pull it together.

  5. Liangliang

    一二三(yīèrsān)，拔(bá)！

    One, two, three, pull!

  6. Dengdeng

    拔(bá)出来(chūlái)了(le)！今天(jīntiān)晚上(wǎnshang)喝(hē)萝卜(luóbo)汤(tāng)吧(ba)。

    It is out! Let us have radish soup tonight.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)用(yòng)力(lì)拔(bá)出(chū)了(le)插(chā)在(zài)木(mù)头(tou)上(shàng)的(de)钉(dīng)子(zi)。

He forcefully pulled out the nail stuck in the wood.

02

牙(yá)医(yī)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拔(bá)掉(diào)了(le)那(nà)颗(kē)坏(huài)牙(yá)。

The dentist helped me pull out that bad tooth.

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