Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

fight; combat; seize

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bo” becomes a different word in each tone. 搏 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

  • 脉搏mài bópulse (both medical and figurative)
  • 搏斗bó dòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle
  • 拼搏pīn bóto struggle; to wrestle
  • 搏动bó dòngto beat rhythmically; to throb; to pulsate
  • 心搏xīn bóheartbeat; pulse

Example Sentence

运动员们在赛场上奋力拼搏。Yùn dòng yuán men zài sài chǎng shàng fèn lì pīn bó.The athletes struggle hard on the field.

运动员Yùn dòng yuánathletemen(plural marker)zàiat赛场sài chǎngracetrackshàngon奋力fèn lìto do everything one can拼搏pīn bóto struggle