拔取 bá qǔ ㄅㄚˊ ㄑㄩˇ bat6 ceoi2
- to pick out
- to select and recruit
- to pluck
- to pull
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拔
- 提拔 tí bá ㄊㄧˊ ㄅㄚˊ tai4 bat6 to promote to a higher job
- 海拔 hǎi bá ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄚˊ hoi2 bat6 height above sea level
- 选拔 選拔 xuǎn bá ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄚˊ syun2 bat6 to select the best
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
- 俊拔 jùn bá ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄅㄚˊ zeon3 bat6 outstandingly talented
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- 劲拔 勁拔 jìng bá ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄚˊ ging6 bat6 tall and straight
- 孤拔 Gū bá ㄍㄨ ㄅㄚˊ gu1 bat6 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 ㄅㄚˇ ㄅㄚˊ baa2 bat6 (Tw) (slang) daddy (pun on 爸爸)
- 拓拔 Tuò bá ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄚˊ tok3 bat6 branch of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
- 拔地 bá dì ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ bat6 dei6 to rise steeply from level ground
- 拔尖 bá jiān ㄅㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄢ bat6 zim1 top-notch (colloquial)
- 拔掉 bá diào ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ bat6 diu6 to pluck
- 拔擢 bá zhuó ㄅㄚˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ bat6 zok6 select the best people for promotion
- 拔染 bá rǎn ㄅㄚˊ ㄖㄢˇ bat6 jim5 discharge
- 拔根 bá gēn ㄅㄚˊ ㄍㄣ bat6 gan1 (lit. and fig.) to uproot
- 拔毒 bá dú ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄨˊ bat6 duk6 draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area
- 拔毛 bá máo ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ bat6 mou4 to pull out hair
- 拔河 bá hé ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄜˊ bat6 ho4 tug-of-war
- 拔海 bá hǎi ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ bat6 hoi2 elevation (above sea level)
- 拔营 拔營 bá yíng ㄅㄚˊ ㄧㄥˊ bat6 jing4 to strike camp
取
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 取胜 取勝 qǔ shèng ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄥˋ ceoi2 sing3 to score a victory
- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè ㄑㄩˇ ㄩㄝˋ ceoi2 jyut6 to try to please
- 取暖 qǔ nuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 nyun5 to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
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- 取材 qǔ cái ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊ ceoi2 coi4 to collect material
- 取样 取樣 qǔ yàng ㄑㄩˇ ㄧㄤˋ ceoi2 joeng6 to take a sample
- 取款 qǔ kuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 fun2 to withdraw money from a bank
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 取经 取經 qǔ jīng ㄑㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ceoi2 ging1 to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
- 取缔 取締 qǔ dì ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄧˋ ceoi2 dai3 to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
- 吸取 xī qǔ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to absorb
- 夺取 奪取 duó qǔ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩˇ dyut6 ceoi2 to seize
- 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄩˇ coi2 ceoi2 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
- 换取 換取 huàn qǔ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩˇ wun6 ceoi2 to obtain (sth) in exchange
- 摄取 攝取 shè qǔ ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ sip3 ceoi2 to absorb (nutrients etc)
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 汲取 jí qǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to draw; to derive; to absorb
- 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ zang1 ceoi2 to fight for
Idioms with these characters
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 拔茅连茹 拔茅連茹 bá máo lián rú ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ bat6 maau4 lin4 jyu4 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
- 拔苗助长 拔苗助長 bá miáo zhù zhǎng ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
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- 吹灯拔蜡 吹燈拔蠟 chuī dēng bá là ㄔㄨㄟ ㄉㄥ ㄅㄚˊ ㄌㄚˋ ceoi1 dang1 bat6 laap6 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
- 出类拔萃 出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì ㄔㄨ ㄌㄟˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ ceot1 leoi6 bat6 seoi6 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
- 剑拔弩张 劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄤ gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- 坚韧不拔 堅韌不拔 jiān rèn bù bá ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ gin1 ngan6 bat1 bat6 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
- 标新取异 標新取異 biāo xīn qǔ yì ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ biu1 san1 ceoi2 ji6 to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
- 断章取义 斷章取義 duàn zhāng qǔ yì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6 (idiom) to quote out of context
- 各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū ㄍㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄩ gok3 ceoi2 so2 seoi1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
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- 火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
- 咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2 (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
- 囊中取物 náng zhōng qǔ wù ㄋㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ nong4 zung1 ceoi2 mat6 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
- 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ saat3 gai1 ceoi2 leon2 lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
- 舍生取义 捨生取義 shě shēng qǔ yì ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ se2 sang1 ceoi2 ji6 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)