拨 (bō) - to move or adjust with hand or tool & to allocate
拨 · bō
to move or adjust with hand or tool;
to allocate;
to dial;
to set aside;
to stir;
to pluck (strings)
to move or adjust with hand or toolto allocateto dial
Usage highlights
to dialto allocate fundsto pluck stringsto adjustto set rightto stir
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Please dial the phone number (拨打电话).
- The government allocated funds (拨款) for the project.
- He plucked the strings of the guitar (拨动琴弦).
- She stirred the soup with a spoon (用勺子拨动汤).
Collocations
- to dial(拨号)
- to allocate funds(拨款)
- to pluck strings(拨弦)
- to adjust(拨动)
- to set right(拨正)
- to stir(拨弄)
Idioms
- Turn the clouds and see the sun(拨云见日)
- Strum the zither and play the flute(拨琴弄笛)
- Turn the tide(拨乱反正)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally depicted hand movement to adjust or move something aside.
- Commonly used in musical context for plucking string instruments.
- Used in telecommunications for dialing phone numbers.