Meaning
to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move; to set aside; group; batch
Chinese: 拨动、分出，也表示转接。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bo” becomes a different word in each tone. 拨 is the 1st 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
- 拨打bō dǎto call; to dial
- 挑拨tiǎo bōto incite disharmony; to instigate
- 拨款bō kuǎnto allocate funds; appropriation
- 拨通bō tōngto get through to sb on the phone
- 拨出bō chūto pull out; to allocate (funds); to dial
Example Sentence
我拨通了爸爸的电话。Wǒ bō tōng le bà ba de diàn huà.I dialed and got through to Dad on the phone.
我WǒI拨通bō tōngto get through to sb on th了le(completed action)爸爸bà ba(coll.) father的deof电话diàn huàtelephone。