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阿拔斯王朝 阿拔斯王朝 [A1 ba2 si1 Wang2 chao2] /Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate/ 5120 1
矮子裡拔將軍 矮子里拔将军 [ai3 zi5 li5 ba2 jiang1 jun1] /lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs/fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)/ 6580 1
[ba2] /old variant of 拔[ba2]/ 5708 1
[ba2] /to pull up/to pull out/to draw out by suction/to select/to pick/to stand out (above level)/to surpass/to seize/ 6572 1
拔出蘿蔔帶出泥 拔出萝卜带出泥 [ba2 chu1 luo2 bo5 dai4 chu1 ni2] /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/ 2014 1
拔除 拔除 [ba2 chu2] /to pull out/to remove/ 5702 1
拔刀相助 拔刀相助 [ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4] /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]/ 3098 1
拔地 拔地 [ba2 di4] /to rise steeply from level ground/ 5537 1
拔掉 拔掉 [ba2 diao4] /to pluck/to pull off/to pull out/to unplug/ 6332 1
拔頂 拔顶 [ba2 ding3] /topping (mining)/ 5537 1
拔毒 拔毒 [ba2 du2] /draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area/ 7101 1
拔高 拔高 [ba2 gao1] /to raise (one's voice)/to overrate/to build up/to stand out/outstanding/ 4859 1
拔根 拔根 [ba2 gen1] /(lit. and fig.) to uproot/ 2386 1
拔根汗毛比腰粗 拔根汗毛比腰粗 [ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 yao1 cu1] /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])/ 1997 1
拔罐 拔罐 [ba2 guan4] /cupping glass/fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin)/ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)/ 6824 1
拔罐法 拔罐法 [ba2 guan4 fa3] /fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin)/ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)/ 6824 1
拔罐子 拔罐子 [[ba2 guan4zi5]] /to practice cupping (technique used in TCM)/ 453 2
拔海 拔海 [ba2 hai3] /elevation (above sea level)/ 7101 1
拔河 拔河 [ba2 he2] /tug-of-war/to take part in a tug-of-war/ 6099 1
拔火罐 拔火罐 [ba2 huo3 guan4] /(TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment/short detachable stove chimney used to help draw fire/ 1294 1
拔火罐兒 拔火罐儿 [ba2 huo3 guan4 r5] /erhua variant of 拔火罐[ba2 huo3 guan4]/ 5092 1
拔尖 拔尖 [ba2 jian1] /top-notch (colloquial)/to push oneself to the front/ 6155 1
拔尖兒 拔尖儿 [ba2 jian1 r5] /erhua variant of 拔尖[ba2 jian1]/ 5895 1
拔節 拔节 [ba2 jie2] /jointing (agriculture)/ 5535 1
拔節期 拔节期 [ba2 jie2 qi1] /elongation stage/jointing stage (agriculture)/ 5535 1
拔涼拔涼 拔凉拔凉 [ba2 liang2 ba2 liang2] /(dialect) very cold/chilled/ 4090 1
拔毛 拔毛 [ba2 mao2] /to pull out hair/to pluck/epilation/ 6585 1
拔錨 拔锚 [ba2 mao2] /to weigh anchor/ 5537 1
拔茅連茹 拔茅连茹 [ba2 mao2 lian2 ru2] /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./ 5317 1
拔苗助長 拔苗助长 [ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3] /to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)/ 6161 1
拔取 拔取 [ba2 qu3] /to pick out/to select and recruit/to pluck/to pull/ 6581 1
拔群 拔群 [ba2 qun2] /outstanding/exceptionally good/ 2972 1
拔染 拔染 [ba2 ran3] /discharge/ 7101 1
拔示巴 拔示巴 [Ba2 shi4 ba1] /Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David (according to the Hebrew Bible)/ 3044 1
拔絲 拔丝 [ba2 si1] /wire drawing/candied floss (cooking)/spun sugar or toffee (coating)/ 5536 1
拔腿 拔腿 [ba2 tui3] /to break into a run/ 6103 1
拔秧 拔秧 [ba2 yang1] /to pull up seedlings (for transplanting)/ 5537 1
拔營 拔营 [ba2 ying2] /to strike camp/ 5537 1
拔擢 拔擢 [ba2 zhuo2] /select the best people for promotion/ 6327 1
拔萃 拔萃 [[ba2cui4]] /to distinguish oneself; to be of outstanding talent/ 852 2
拔地而起 拔地而起 [[ba2di4er2qi3]] /(idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground/ 131 2
拔釘錘 拔钉锤 [[ba2ding1chui2]] /claw hammer/ 934 2
拔毛連茹 拔毛连茹 [[ba2mao2-lian2ru2]] /variant of 拔茅連茹|拔茅连茹[ba2mao2-lian2ru2]/ 340 2
拔牙 拔牙 [[ba2ya2]] /to extract a tooth/ 229 2
把拔 把拔 [[ba3ba2]] /(Tw) (slang) daddy (pun on 爸爸[ba4ba5])/ 301 2
別人牽驢你拔橛子 别人牵驴你拔橛子 [bie2 ren5 qian1 lü2 ni3 ba2 jue2 zi5] /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/ 2015 1
超拔 超拔 [chao1 ba2] /outstanding/to fast-track/to elevate/to free oneself from/ 4978 1
出類拔萃 出类拔萃 [chu1 lei4 ba2 cui4] /to excel the common (idiom); surpassing/preeminent/outstanding/ 6332 1
吹燈拔蠟 吹灯拔蜡 [chui1 deng1 ba2 la4] /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/ 4609 1
矬子裡拔將軍 矬子里拔将军 [cuo2 zi5 li3 ba2 jiang1 jun1] /lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom)/fig. to pick the best out of a bad group/ 2190 1
孤拔 孤拔 [Gu1 ba2] /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/ 6175 1
海拔 海拔 [hai3 ba2] /height above sea level/elevation/ 6653 1
漢尼拔 汉尼拔 [Han4 ni2 ba2] /Hannibal (name)/Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC), Carthaginian general/ 6773 1
堅忍不拔 坚忍不拔 [jian1 ren3 bu4 ba2] /fortitude/ 7101 1
堅韌不拔 坚韧不拔 [jian1 ren4 bu4 ba2] /firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding/ 6332 1
劍拔弩張 剑拔弩张 [jian4 ba2 nu3 zhang1] /lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility/at daggers drawn/ 6332 1
勁拔 劲拔 [jing4 ba2] /tall and straight/ 6737 1
雋拔 隽拔 [juan4 ba2] /handsome (of people)/graceful (of calligraphy)/ 6276 1
俊拔 俊拔 [jun4 ba2] /outstandingly talented/ 6276 1
開拔 开拔 [kai1 ba2] /to set out (of troops)/departure/start date (of military expedition)/ 6689 1
連根拔 连根拔 [lian2 gen1 ba2] /to pull up by the roots/to uproot/ 4660 1
路見不平,拔刀相助 路见不平,拔刀相助 [lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2 , ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4] /lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)/fig. to rush to the rescue/to play the white knight/ 3098 1
馬桶拔子 马桶拔子 [[ma3tong3 ba2zi5]] /toilet plunger/ 279 2
女神蛤 女神蛤 [nü3 shen2 ge2] /geoduck (Panopea abrupta)/elephant trunk clam/same as 象拔蚌[xiang4 ba2 bang4]/ 6366 1
熱插拔 热插拔 [re4 cha1 ba2] /hot swapping/ 7033 1
人家牽驢你拔橛 人家牵驴你拔橛 [ren2 jia1 qian1 lü2 ni3 ba2 jue2] /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]/ 2015 1
提拔 提拔 [ti2 ba2] /to promote to a higher job/to select for promotion/ 6955 1
挺拔 挺拔 [ting3 ba2] /tall and straight/ 6837 1
拓拔 拓拔 [Tuo4 ba2] /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/ 5894 1
拓跋 拓跋 [Tuo4 ba2] /branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)/also written 拓拔/ 5894 1
象拔蚌 象拔蚌 [xiang4 ba2 bang4] /elephant trunk clam/geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America)/ 3325 1
鞋拔子 鞋拔子 [xie2 ba2 zi5] /shoehorn/ 4508 1
鞋拔 鞋拔 [[xie2ba2]] /shoehorn/ 399 2
選拔 选拔 [xuan3 ba2] /to select the best/ 6911 1
揠苗助長 揠苗助长 [ya4 miao2 zhu4 zhang3] /see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]/ 6161 1
雁過拔毛 雁过拔毛 [yan4 guo4 ba2 mao2] /lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose/fig. to seize any opportunity/pragmatic/ 6326 1
一毛不拔 一毛不拔 [[yi1mao2-bu4ba2]] /(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)/(fig.) extremely stingy/ 49 2
甄拔 甄拔 [zhen1 ba2] /to select/ 6142 1
自拔 自拔 [zi4 ba2] /to free oneself/to extricate oneself from a difficult situation/ 5355 1

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