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Main
English Definitionto 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
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄅㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping)but6
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
拨款bōkuǎnto allocate funds; appropriation
拨付bōfùappropriate sum of money
拨号bōhàoto dial a telephone number
拨开bōkāito push aside; to part; to brush away
拨乱反正bō luàn fǎnzhèngbring order out of chaos; set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
Words With Same Tail Word    
划拨huàbōto assign; to allocate; to transfer (money to an account)
调拨diàobōto send (products); to allocate; to commit (funds); to channel (goods)
调拨tiáobōto sow discord
挑拨tiǎobōto incite disharmony; to instigate
点拨diǎnbōto give instructions; to give advice
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