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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

拔 [bá]
  1. 1. verb [抽出] pull … up
    拔草
    weed
  2. 2. verb [取下] pull … out
    拔牙
    pull out a tooth
  3. 3. verb [吸出] draw … out
  4. 4. verb [挑选] choose
    选拔人才
    select talented people
  5. 5. verb [提高] raise
  6. 6. verb [超出] exceed
    海拔
    height above sea level
    出类拔萃
    outstanding
  7. 7. verb [夺取] capture
    连拔三城
    capture three towns in succession
  8. 8. verb [冷却] cool
    用冰水拔啤酒
    cool beer in iced water

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拔 [bá]
  1. 1. verb pull out; pull up
    拔草
    pull up weeds; weed
    拔麦子
    harvest wheat (by pulling it up)
    拔牙
    pull out (or extract) a tooth
    拔剑
    draw one's sword
    菜农在拔小白菜。
    林场工人在拔树苗。
    小白兔拔萝卜吃。
    这位大侠路见不平时，总会拔刀相助。
  2. 2. verb suck out; draw
    把火拔一拔。
    Put a chimney on the stove to make the fire draw.
    你把油灯的芯子拔一下。
  3. 3. verb choose; select; pick
    选拔
    select; choose
  4. 4. verb lift; raise
    拔起嗓子直嚷
    shout at the top of one's voice
    他唱歌能拔起两个八度。
  5. 5. verb stand out among; surpass
    海拔
    height above sea level; elevation
  6. 6. verb capture; seize
  7. 7. verb pluck

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拔 [bá]
  1. 1. 动 抽出;拽出
    把电源插头拔下来
    拔牙
    拔刀相助。
  2. 2. 动 超出;高出
    出类拔萃
    高楼拔地而起
    拔尖儿。
  3. 3. 动 挑选(人才）
    选拔
    提拔。
  4. 4. 动 攻克;夺取
    连拔三城。
  5. 5. 动 吸出(毒气等）
    拔毒
    拔罐子。
  6. 6. 动 [口] 把东西浸泡在凉水里使变凉
    把西瓜放在凉水里拔一拔。
  7. 7. （(BZ1))统读ｂá。((BZ2))跟"拨(ｂō)"不同，右边是"犮"，不是"友"或"发"。
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Examples

拔麦子
harvest wheat (by pulling it up) → 拔
他事情太多，拔不开腿。
He is too busy with his work to get away. → 拔腿
菜农在拔小白菜。 → 拔
你把油灯的芯子拔一下。 → 拔
他深陷泥淖，拔不出腿了。 → 拔腿
暴风雨的威力是非常大的，不但拔树倒屋，连人的生命都可能受到威胁。 → 暴风雨
他把电话线给拔了。 → 线
他一把把树苗拔了起来，地上留下了个空洞。 → 空洞
希望你能尽快地从烦恼中超拔出来。
I hope that you can get rid of the trouble as soon as possible. → 超拔
只有借助于巧劲儿, 才能四两拔千斤。
Only with the help of clever steps can you avoid trouble and achieve greater success with less cost. → 寸劲儿
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 犮

Stroke Order

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nciku Note

拔, 抽 and 拉

首先，这三个词都有向外或向某个方向取物的意思。
These three verbs all mean “to pull something out or toward a certain direction ".

1.拔
表示使物体从固定或隐蔽处取出，有时需要一定力度。
抽 means " to pull up something fixed or hidden, usually with force ".
（1）他从地里把萝卜拔出来。
（2）他用钳子把钉子从墙里拔了出来。
（3）他把陷入泥沼中的左脚拔了出来。
（4）医生在为病人拔牙。

2.抽
表示从固定处或较密集的同类物或排列物中取出。有时表示
抽 means " to pull out something from a pack ".
（1）他从笔筒中抽出一只笔递给我。
（2）最后一名战士从腰里抽（拔）出腰刀，向敌人扑了上去。
（3）考试顺序将抽签决定。
（4）不知道这一次谁能抽中一等奖。

3.拉
表示用力使事物或人向自己方向（或随同自身）移动。
拉 means " to pull something or somebody towards or with oneself ".
（1）他把孩子从水中拉上来。
（2）他拉开抽屉。
（3）他把马拉走了。

三个词还有许多不同的意思，如“拔毒”、“抽烟”、“拉车”、“拉小提琴”等，彼此无共同点。
Each of the three words also have different meanings, e.g. 拔毒，抽烟，拉车，拉小提琴.

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