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拔

bá · ba

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to pull up
  2. to pull out
  3. to draw out by suction
  4. to select
  5. to pick
  6. to stand out (above level)
  7. to surpass
  8. to seize

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)用(yòng)力(lì)拔(bá)出(chū)了(le)插(chā)在(zài)木(mù)头(tou)上(shàng)的(de)钉(dīng)子(zi)。

He forcefully pulled out the nail stuck in the wood.

02

牙(yá)医(yī)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拔(bá)掉(diào)了(le)那(nà)颗(kē)坏(huài)牙(yá)。

The dentist helped me pull out that bad tooth.

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