Hanzi
Traditional
撥
Simplified
拨

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc/to dial/to allocate/to set aside (money)/to poke (the fire)/to pluck (a string instrument)/to turn round/classifier: group, batch

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

bō

Bopomofo

ㄅㄛ

Jyutping

but6

Example sentences

撥 / 拨 bō
他撥開草叢尋找路。
他拨开草丛寻找路。

He pushed aside the thicket to find the path.

撥打 / 拨打 bōdǎ
請撥打我們的服務熱線獲取更多資訊。
请拨打我们的服务热线获取更多资讯。

Please dial our service hotline to obtain more information.

撥款 / 拨款 bōkuǎn
政府決定撥款修建道路。
政府决定拨款修建道路。

The government decided to allocate funds to build roads.

援助 yuánzhù
政府撥款來援助受災的居民。
政府拨款来援助受灾的居民。

The government allocated funds to assist the disaster-affected residents.

Example Vocabulary

撥

bo1

to push aside; to dial; to allocate

撥打

bo1'da3

to dial; to call (a phone number)

挑撥

tiao3'bo1

撥出

bo1'chu1

撥動

bo1'dong4

撥弄

bo1'nong4

撥款

bo1'kuan3

to allocate funds; appropriation

一撥兒

划撥

土撥鼠

tu3'bo1'shu3

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