Meaning
pull up; pull out; select; promote
Chinese: 拔出、拔高，也表示选拔。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ba” becomes a different word in each tone. 拔 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 选拔xuǎn báto select the best
- 提拔tí báto promote to a higher job; to select for promotion
- 海拔hǎi báheight above sea level; elevation
- 挺拔tǐng bátall and straight
- 拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngto spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
Example Sentence
牙医帮他拔掉了那颗坏牙。Yá yī bāng tā bá diào le nà kē huài yá.The dentist pulled out his bad tooth.
牙医Yá yīdentist帮bāngto help他tāhe拔掉bá diàoto pluck了le(completed action)那nàthat颗kē(measure word for small sp坏huàibad牙yátooth。