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bō

Main
English Definition	to 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
Simplified Script	拨
Traditional Script	撥
Pinyin	bō
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄅㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	but⁶
Part of Speech	(动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=7 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word
拨款	bōkuǎn	to allocate funds; appropriation
拨付	bōfù	appropriate sum of money
拨号	bōhào	to dial a telephone number
拨开	bōkāi	to push aside; to part; to brush away
拨乱反正	bō luàn fǎnzhèng	bring order out of chaos; set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder

Words With Same Tail Word
划拨	huàbō	to assign; to allocate; to transfer (money to an account)
调拨	diàobō	to send (products); to allocate; to commit (funds); to channel (goods)
调拨	tiáobō	to sow discord
挑拨	tiǎobō	to incite disharmony; to instigate
点拨	diǎnbō	to give instructions; to give advice

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