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Hanzi

拔 / 拔

Traditional
拔
Simplified
拔

to pull up/to pull out/to draw out by suction/to select/to pick/to stand out (above level)/to surpass/to seize

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

bá, bō, bié, fá, bèi

Bopomofo

ㄅㄚˊ, ㄅㄛ, ㄅㄧㄝˊ, ㄈㄚˊ, ㄅㄟˋ

Jyutping

bat6

Example sentences

海拔 hǎibá
這座山的海拔很高。
这座山的海拔很高。

The altitude of this mountain is very high.

出類拔萃 / 出类拔萃 chūlèibácuì
年輕設計師在同業中出類拔萃，作品常常受到國際關注。
年轻设计师在同业中出类拔萃，作品常常受到国际关注。

This young designer stands out among her peers, and her work often draws international attention.

堅韌不拔 / 坚韧不拔 jiānrènbùbá
她在逆境中仍然保持堅韌不拔的精神。
她在逆境中仍然保持坚韧不拔的精神。

Even in hardship, she maintained an indomitable spirit.

拔 bá
醫生建議他拔掉那顆蛀牙。
医生建议他拔掉那颗蛀牙。

The doctor suggested he have that cavity pulled out.

牙 yá
他昨天拔了一顆牙。
他昨天拔了一颗牙。

He had a tooth extracted yesterday.

一毛不拔 yīmáobùbá
他雖然很富有，但對待朋友卻是一毛不拔。
他虽然很富有，但对待朋友却是一毛不拔。

Even though he is wealthy, he is extremely stingy toward his friends.

Example Vocabulary

海拔

hai3'ba2

altitude; elevation

自拔

zi4'ba2

出類拔萃

chu1'lei4'ba2'cui4

outstanding; to stand out from one's peers

堅韌不拔

jian1'ren4'bu4'ba2

unyielding; persistent; steadfast in adversity

拔

ba2

to pull out; to extract

拔掉

ba2'diao4

拔毛

一毛不拔

yi1'mao2'bu4'ba2

extremely stingy; parsimonious

劍拔弩張

jian4'ba2'nu3'zhang1

堅忍不拔

jian1'ren3'bu4'ba2

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