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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

拨 [bō]
  1. 1. verb [号码] dial
  2. 2. verb [琴弦] pluck
  3. 3. verb [频道] change over to
    请拨到中央一台好吗？
    Can you change over to CCTV1 please?
  4. 4. verb [算盘] flick
  5. 5. verb [火] poke
  6. 6. verb [配给] allocate
  7. 7. measure word [指人] group
    我们公司为了新项目招了一拨人。
    Our company recruited a group of people for the new project.
  8. 8. measure word [指物] batch
    这两拨货昨天已经发出了。
    The two batches of goods were sent out yesterday.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拨 [bō]
  1. 1. verb move or adjust with the hand, the foot, a stick, etc.; flick; dial
    拨算盘
    move the beads on an abacus
    拨火
    poke a fire
    拨钟
    set a clock
    拨电话号码
    dial a telephone number
    拨到北京电台
    tune in to Radio Beijing
    拨开丛丛密草，我们看见了那只硕大的蚱蜢。
    她拨了拨刘海儿，俏皮地冲他笑了笑。
    她温柔的歌声轻轻拨动了听众的的心弦。
    发生火灾时请拨打火警电话119。
    我刚刚把收音机拨到体育频道，足球比赛的转播就开始了。
  2. 2. verb set aside; assign; allocate
    拨两间房子给词典组
    set aside two rooms for the dictionary group
    公司把一大笔经费拨到了营销部门账上。
  3. 3. verb turn round
    拨转马头
    turn the horse round
    司机赶紧拨转方向盘，才没有撞上那个骑自行车的醉汗。
  4. 4. measure word (for people) group; batch
    民工分成两拨儿挖渠道。
    The labourers divided themselves into two groups for digging the channel.
    为了保证不打扰别人自习，我们还是分成几拨人下楼去吧。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拨 [bō]
  1. 1. 动 用手脚或棍棒等横向用力，使人或物移动或分开
    拨门
    把钟拨快一个小时
    用脚轻轻一拨，把球送进球门
    拨云见日
    拨冗。
  2. 2. 动 用手指或工具弹动(琴弦）
    弹拨
    拨动琴弦。
  3. 3. 动 调配;分出一部分
    拨两个人去值夜班
    拨款
    调(ｄｉàｏ)拨。
  4. 4. 量 用于分批的人或物
    来了一拨儿人
    货分两拨儿运。
  5. 5. 动 掉转
    拨转马头。
  6. 6. 跟"拔(ｂá)"不同。
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Examples

拨两间房子给词典组
set aside two rooms for the dictionary group → 拨
他知道越解释越糟，马上拨转话头谈别的了。
Knowing that any explanation would only make matters worse, he hastened to change the subject. → 话头
如果发生火警，拨119电话。
In case of fire, dial 119. → 如果
她拨了拨刘海儿，俏皮地冲他笑了笑。 → 拨
发生火灾时请拨打火警电话119。 → 拨
他把算盘拨拉得噼啪响。 → 算盘
信用卡一旦丢了，可拨打电话马上挂失。 → 挂失
您拨叫的电话号码是空号。
The number you dialed does not exist. → 拨叫
想要了解详情, 请拨打旅游热线。
If you want to obtain detailed information, please phone a tourist hot line. → 旅游热线
这些批拨下来的救灾物资, 一定要分发到灾民手中。
Make sure to distribute these disaster relief materials to the hands of the victims. → 批拨
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 发
[fà]

Stroke Order

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