Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
拨
bō
Description
"拨"是一个动词，意思是用手指或者工具去移动东西。
"拨" is a verb meaning to move something using fingers or a tool.
我们常常说"拨电话"，就是打电话的意思。
We often say "拨电话", which means to make a phone call.
Meanings
拨bō
to push or move something aside with fingers or a tool
她用手把头发拨到一边。
She pushed her hair to one side with her hand.
拨电话bō diànhuà
to dial a phone number
请拨这个号码。
Please dial this number.
拨bō
to allocate or set aside (money, resources)
政府拨了很多钱建学校。
The government allocated a lot of money to build schools.
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Notes
- Etymology
hand radical 扌 indicates the meaning relates to actions done with the hand.
- Nuance
for phones, "拨" means dialing while "打电话" means making the call overall.
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