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HSK 7-9Character · Verb · Measure wordTraditional撥

push aside; allocate; turn around; batch

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Meanings

4 senses · 20 examples
1.

verb

push; move by hand/tool; part

Can use hands, tools like sticks, or body parts to shift objects or clear obstacles.

Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
bō拨
yī一
xià下
chuāng窗
hu户
 ,
yǒu有
diǎn点
qiǎ卡
zhù住
le了
 。

Please help me push the window, it's stuck a bit.

Yú渔
fū夫
yòng用
zhú竹
gān竿
bō拨
chuán船
 ,
ràng让
tā它
kào靠
jìn近
àn岸
biān边
 。

The fisherman used a bamboo pole to push the boat close to the shore.

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Yáng阳
guāng光
bō拨
kāi开
yún云
céng层
 ,
sǎ洒
zài在
dà大
dì地
shàng上
 。

Sunlight broke through the clouds and spread over the earth.

Tā他
qīng轻
qīng轻
bō拨
le了
yī一
xià下
zhuō桌
shàng上
de的
tái台
dēng灯
kāi开
guān关
 。

He gently toggled the desk lamp switch on the table.

Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
bō拨
kāi开
fèi废
xù墟
xún寻
zhǎo找
xìng幸
cún存
zhě者
 。

Firefighters pushed aside the rubble to look for survivors.

2.

verb

allocate; distribute; assign

formal

Used for distributing resources, funds, or assigning personnel.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
jiāng将
bō拨
chū出
zhuān专
kuǎn款
yòng用
yú于
zāi灾
qū区
chóng重
jiàn建
 。

The government will allocate special funds for post-disaster reconstruction.

Gōng公
sī司
yǐ已
jīng经
bō拨
le了
wǔ五
wàn万
yuán元
zuò作
wéi为
xiàng项
mù目
jīng经
fèi费
 。

The company has allocated 50,000 yuan as project funding.

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Lǐng领
dǎo导
jué决
dìng定
bō拨
liǎng两
gè个
rén人
lái来
xié协
zhù助
wǒ我
men们
de的
gōng工
zuò作
 。

The leadership decided to assign two people to assist our work.

Jiào教
yù育
bù部
bō拨
chū出
le了
gèng更
duō多
míng名
é额
gěi给
piān偏
yuǎn远
dì地
qū区
de的
xué学
xiào校
 。

The Ministry of Education allocated more quotas to schools in remote areas.

Cān餐
tīng厅
bō拨
chū出
le了
yī一
bù部
shì分
cái食
gěi材
shè给
qū社
de区
liú的
làng流
dòng浪
wù动
jiù物
zhù救
zhàn助
 站
 。

The restaurant allocated some food supplies to the community stray animal rescue station.

3.

verb

turn around; turn back

Used for changing the direction of travel or movement, especially for vehicles or people walking.

Kàn看
dào到
péng朋
yǒu友
zài在
duì对
miàn面
 ,
tā他
bō拨
zhuǎn转
tóu头
huī挥
le了
huī挥
shǒu手
 。

Seeing his friend across the street, he turned around and waved.

Sī司
jī机
fā发
xiàn现
zǒu走
cuò错
lù路
hòu后
 ,
lì立
kè刻
bō拨
zhuǎn转
chē车
tóu头
wǎng往
huí回
kāi开
 。

After realizing he had taken the wrong road, the driver immediately turned the car around and headed back.

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Tā她
bō拨
zhuǎn转
shēn身
xíng形
 ,
bì避
kāi开
le了
yíng迎
miàn面
pǎo跑
lái来
de的
xiǎo小
hái孩
 。

She turned her body to avoid the child running towards her.

Jiē接
dào到
jǐn紧
jí急
diàn电
huà话
hòu后
 ,
tā他
bō拨
zhuǎn转
fāng方
xiàng向
zhí直
bēn奔
yī医
yuàn院
 。

After receiving an urgent call, he turned around and headed straight for the hospital.

Liè猎
rén人
bō拨
zhuǎn转
mǎ马
tóu头
 ,
cháo朝
zhe着
yíng营
dì地
fǎn返
huí回
 。

The hunter turned his horse around and headed back to the camp.

4.

measure word

batch; group; set

informal

Often used with the neutral suffix 儿 (~儿) in colloquial speech, referring to a distinct group of people or items.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
fēn分
chéng成
liǎng两
bō拨
gàn干
huó活
 ,
xiào效
lǜ率
tí提
gāo高
le了
hěn很
duō多
 。

The workers were divided into two batches to work, which greatly improved efficiency.

Jīn今
tiān天
yǒu有
sān三
bō拨
kè客
rén人
yào要
lái来
cān参
guān观
wǒ我
men们
de的
gōng工
chǎng厂
 。

Three groups of guests will come to visit our factory today.

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Kuài快
dì递
xiǎo小
gē哥
sòng送
lái来
le了
liǎng两
bō拨
bāo包
guǒ裹
 ,
wǒ我
gāng刚
hǎo好
dōu都
shōu收
dào到
le了
 。

The courier delivered two batches of packages, and I received them all just now.

Dà大
jiā家
lún轮
liú流
xiū休
xi息
 ,
dì第
yī一
bō拨
xiān先
xiū休
xi息
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
 。

We will take turns resting; the first group will rest for ten minutes first.

Zhì志
yuàn愿
zhě者
men们
àn按
bō拨
cì次
fēn分
chéng成
xiǎo小
duì队
 ,
fēn分
tóu头
kāi开
zhǎn展
huó活
dòng动
 。

The volunteers were divided into teams by batches to carry out activities separately.