拔
verb B2- to pull up
- to pull out
- to draw out by suction
- to select
- to pick
- to stand out (above level)
- to surpass
- to seize
Words with it
- 选拔 xuǎn bá to select the best
- 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level
- 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá
- 拔掉 bá diào to pluck
- 拔牙 bá yá to extract a tooth
- 挺拔 tǐng bá tall and straight
- 出类拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì to excel the common
- 拔除 bá chú to pull out
- 剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng lit. with swords drawn and bows bent
From the library
」居六年，赵使廉颇伐魏之繁阳，拔之。
其明年，赵乃以李牧为将而攻燕，拔武遂、方城。
赵悼襄王元年，廉颇既亡入魏，赵使李牧攻燕，拔武遂、方城。
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