Chinese–EnglishWith examples
拨
bō · bo
Traditional 撥
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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
In a sentence
2 examples01
在房间里只能拨市内，长途可以到总台来打。
You can only make local calls from the room; you can go to the front desk to call long-distance.
Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by szilviez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
02
你确定你拨对号码了吗？
Are you sure you dialed the right number?
Tatoeba: Chinese by Xanthe · English by carlosalberto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
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