拨

bō

Other characters with the syllable bo: see all 13 →

Meaning

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
to dial
to allocate

Show 5 more meanings

to set aside (money)
to poke (the fire)
to pluck (a string instrument)
to turn round
classifier: group, batch

Example

我拨打了Tom的号码。

I dialed Tom's number.

From 拨打 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 拨

拨打bōdǎto callHSK 6 拨款bōkuǎnto allocate fundsHSK 7-9 拨通bōtōngto get through to sb on the phoneHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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