拨 (bō) is a Chinese word meaning “to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate”.
Meanings
- 1to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
- 2to dial
- 3to allocate
- 4to set aside (money)
- 5to poke (the fire)
- 6to pluck (a string instrument)
- 7to turn round
- 8classifier: group, batch
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
拨打to call拨号to dial a telephone number拨款to allocate funds土拨鼠(zoology) marmot (in the US, esp. groundhog or woodchuck)拨通to get through to sb on the phone挑拨to incite disharmony拨开to push aside挑拨离间to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between拨弄to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc)拨乱反正bring order out of chaos拨云见日lit. to dispel the clouds and see the sun (idiom); fig. to restore justice拨动to stir