| 拔 | [ bá ] to pull up, to pull out, to draw out by suction, to select, to pick, to stand out (above level), to surpass, to seize |
| 拔出蘿蔔帶出泥 | [ bá chū luó bo daì chū ní ] lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom), fig. to uncover, during the investigation of a crime, evidence of other crimes, to cause further problems while working on a problem |
| 拔刀相助 | [ bá daō xiāng zhù ] see 路見不平，拔刀相助|路见不平，拔刀相助[lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2 , ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4] |
| 拔取 | [ bá qǔ ] to pick out, to select and recruit, to pluck, to pull |
| 拔地 | [ bá dì ] to rise steeply from level ground |
| 拔尖 | [ bá jiān ] top-notch (colloquial), to push oneself to the front |
| 拔尖兒 | [ bá jiān ] erhua variant of 拔尖[ba2 jian1] |
| 拔掉 | [ bá ] to pluck, to pull off, to pull out, to unplug |
| 拔擢 | [ bá zhuó ] select the best people for promotion |
| 拔染 | [ bá rǎn ] discharge |
| 拔根 | [ bá gēn ] (lit. and fig.) to uproot |
| 拔根汗毛比腰粗 | [ bá gēn hàn maó bǐ yaō cū ] lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom), fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B, (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[A ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 B de5 yao1 cu1]) |
| 拔毒 | [ bá dú ] draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area |
| 拔毛 | [ bá maó ] to pull out hair, to pluck, epilation |
| 拔毛連茹 | [ bá maó lián rú ] lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others, inextricably tangled together, Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. |
| 拔河 | [ bá hé ] tug-of-war, to take part in a tug-of-war |
| 拔海 | [ bá haǐ ] elevation (above sea level) |
| 拔涼拔涼 | [ bá liáng bá liáng ] (dialect) very cold, chilled |
| 拔火罐 | [ bá huǒ guàn ] suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 氣|气), detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw |
| 拔火罐兒 | [ bá huǒ guàn ] erhua variant of 拔火罐[ba2 huo3 guan4] |
| 拔營 | [ bá yíng ] to strike camp |
| 拔牙 | [ bá yá ] to extract a tooth |
| 拔示巴 | [ bá shì bā ] Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David (according to the Hebrew Bible) |
| 拔秧 | [ bá yāng ] to pull up seedlings (for transplanting) |
| 拔節 | [ bá jié ] jointing (agriculture) |
| 拔節期 | [ bá jié qī ] elongation stage, jointing stage (agriculture) |
| 拔絲 | [ bá sī ] wire drawing, candied floss (cooking), spun sugar or toffee (coating) |
| 拔罐 | [ bá guàn ] cupping glass, fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin), ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) |
| 拔罐子 | [ bá guàn zǐ ] cupping technique used in TCM |
| 拔罐法 | [ bá guàn fǎ ] fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin), ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) |
| 拔群 | [ bá qún ] outstanding, exceptionally good |
| 拔腿 | [ bá tuǐ ] to break into a run |
| 拔苗助長 | [ bá zhù zhǎng ] to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom) |
| 拔茅茹 | [ bá maó rú ] lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow, fig. also involving others, inextricably tangled together, Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. |
| 拔茅連茹 | [ bá maó lián rú ] lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others, inextricably tangled together, Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. |
| 拔萃 | [ bá cuì ] to stand out from one's fellows, high-level examination for official candidacy (traditional) |
| 拔釘錘 | [ bá dīng chuí ] claw hammer |
| 拔錨 | [ bá maó ] to weigh anchor |
| 拔除 | [ bá chú ] to pull out, to remove |
| 拔頂 | [ bá dǐng ] topping (mining) |
| 拔高 | [ bá gaō ] to raise (one's voice), to overrate, to build up, to stand out, outstanding |
| ⇒ 一毛不拔 | [ yī maó bù bá ] stingy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 人家牽驢你拔橛 | [ rén jiā qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué ] see 別人牽驢你拔橛子|别人牵驴你拔橛子[bie2 ren5 qian1 lu:2 ni3 ba2 jue2 zi5] |
| ⇒ 俊拔 | [ jùn bá ] outstandingly talented |
| ⇒ 出類拔萃 | [ chū leì bá cuì ] to excel the common (idiom); surpassing, preeminent, outstanding |
| ⇒ 別人牽驢你拔橛子 | [ bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi ] lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom), fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame |
| ⇒ 劍拔弩張 | [ jiàn bá nǔ zhāng ] lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility, at daggers drawn |
| ⇒ 勁拔 | [ jìng bá ] tall and straight |
| ⇒ 吹燈拔蠟 | [ chuī dēng bá là ] lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom), fig. to die, to bite the dust, to be over and done with |
| ⇒ 堅忍不拔 | [ jiān rěn bù bá ] fortitude |
| ⇒ 堅韌不拔 | [ jiān rèn bù bá ] firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding |
| ⇒ 孤拔 | [ gū bá ] Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War |
| ⇒ 把拔 | [ bǎ bá ] daddy |
| ⇒ 拓拔 | [ tuò bá ] branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), also written 拓跋 |
| ⇒ 拔涼拔涼 | [ bá liáng bá liáng ] (dialect) very cold, chilled |
| ⇒ 挑拔 | [ bá ] to provoke |
| ⇒ 挺拔 | [ tǐng bá ] tall and straight |
| ⇒ 提拔 | [ tí bá ] to promote to a higher job, to select for promotion |
| ⇒ 海拔 | [ haǐ bá ] height above sea level, elevation |
| ⇒ 漢尼拔 | [ hàn ní bá ] Hannibal (name), Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC), Carthaginian general |
| ⇒ 熱插拔 | [ rè chā bá ] hot swapping |
| ⇒ 甄拔 | [ zhēn bá ] to select |
| ⇒ 矬子裡拔將軍 | [ cuó zi lǐ bá jiāng jūn ] lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom), fig. to pick the best out of a bad group |
| ⇒ 矮子裡拔將軍 | [ aǐ zi li bá jiāng jūn ] lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs, fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch) |
| ⇒ 自拔 | [ zì bá ] to free oneself, to extricate oneself from a difficult situation |
| ⇒ 象拔蚌 | [ xiàng bá bàng ] elephant trunk clam, geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America) |
| ⇒ 超拔 | [ chaō bá ] outstanding, to fast-track, to elevate, to free oneself from |
| ⇒ 路見不平，拔刀相助 | [ lù jiàn bù píng bá daō xiāng zhù ] lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom), fig. to rush to the rescue, to play the white knight |
| ⇒ 連根拔 | [ lián gēn bá ] to pull up by the roots, to uproot |
| ⇒ 選拔 | [ xuǎn bá ] to select the best |
| ⇒ 開拔 | [ kaī bá ] to set out (of troops), departure, start date (of military expedition) |
| ⇒ 阿拔斯王朝 | [ ā bá sī wáng chaó ] Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate |
| ⇒ 雁過拔毛 | [ yàn guò bá maó ] lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose, fig. to seize any opportunity, pragmatic |
| ⇒ 雋拔 | [ juàn bá ] handsome (of people), graceful (of calligraphy) |
| ⇒ 鞋拔 | [ xié bá ] shoe horn |
| ⇒ 鞋拔子 | [ xié bá zi ] shoehorn |
| ⇒ 馬桶拔 | [ mǎ tǒng bá ] plunger for unblocking toilet |
