move with fingers; remove; dismiss
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to move with fingers or hands; to stir; to push aside
informalColloquial usage for physically moving small objects or pushing people aside.
Tā他
bā扒
la拉
le了
yī一
xià下
suàn算
pán盘
zi子
r儿
。
He moved the abacus beads a little.
Tā他
bā扒
la拉
kāi开
wéi围
zhe着
kàn看
rè热
nao闹
de的
rén人
，
zì自
jǐ己
jǐ挤
le了
jìn进
qù去
。
He pushed aside the crowd of onlookers and squeezed his way in.
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Bié别
guāng光
bā扒
la拉
fàn饭
，
yě也
chī吃
diǎn点
cài菜
。
Don't just push the rice around, have some vegetables too.
verb
to remove; to dismiss; to lay off; to cut
informalOften used for removing people from positions or reducing numbers.
Rén人
tài太
duō多
le了
，
yào要
bā扒
la拉
xià下
qù去
jǐ几
gè个
。
There are too many people; we need to cut a few.
Tā他
de的
chǎng厂
zhǎng长
zhí职
wù务
jiào叫
shàng上
tou头
gěi给
bā扒
la拉
le了
。
His position as factory director was dismissed by the higher-ups.
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Yīn因
wèi为
biǎo表
xiàn现
bù不
hǎo好
，
tā他
bèi被
bā扒
la拉
chū出
le了
duì队
wu伍
。
Because of poor performance, he was removed from the team.