拔 bat⁶ {bá}

1. to pull up
2. to pull out
3. to draw out by suction
4. to select
5. to pick
6. to stand out (above level)
7. to surpass
8. to seize

拔草 bat⁶ cou² {bá cǎo}

to pull out the weeds

拔取 bat⁶ ceoi² {bá qǔ}

1. to pick out
2. to select and recruit
3. to pluck
4. to pull

拔除 bat⁶ ceoi⁴ {bá chú}

1. to pull out
2. to remove

拔地 bat⁶ dei⁶ {bá dì}

to rise steeply from level ground

拔頂〔-顶〕 bat⁶ deng² {bá dǐng}

topping (mining)

拔掉 bat⁶ diu⁶ {bá diào}

1. to pluck
2. to pull off
3. to pull out
4. to unplug

拔毒 bat⁶ duk⁶ {bá dú}

draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area

拔根 bat⁶ gan¹ {bá gēn}

uproot

拔高 bat⁶ gou¹ {bá gāo}

1. to raise (one's voice)
2. to overrate
3. to build up
4. to stand out
5. outstanding

拔罐 bat⁶ gun³ {bá guàn}

1. cupping glass
2. fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin)
3. ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)

拔河 bat⁶ ho⁴ {bá hé}

1. tug-of-war
2. to take part in a tug-of-war

拔海 bat⁶ hoi² {bá hǎi}

elevation (above sea level)

拔染 bat⁶ jim⁵ {bá rǎn}

discharge

拔營〔-营〕 bat⁶ jing⁴ {bá yíng}

to strike camp

拔秧 bat⁶ joeng¹ {bá yāng}

to pull up seedlings (for transplanting)

拔毛 bat⁶ mou⁴ {bá máo}

1. to pull out hair
2. to pluck
3. epilation

拔錨〔-锚〕 bat⁶ naau⁴ {bá máo}

to weigh anchor

拔牙 bat⁶ ngaa⁴ {bá yá}

to extract a tooth

拔萃 bat⁶ seoi⁶ {bá cuì}

1. to stand out from one's fellows
2. high level examination for official candidacy (traditional)

拔絲〔-丝〕 bat⁶ si¹ {bá sī}

1. wire drawing
2. candied floss (cooking)
3. spun sugar or toffee (coating)

拔腿 bat⁶ teoi² {bá tuǐ}

to break into a run

拔尖 bat⁶ zim¹ {bá jiān}

1. top-notch (colloquial)
2. to push oneself to the front

拔節〔-节〕 bat⁶ zit³ {bá jié}

jointing (agriculture)

拔擢 bat⁶ zok⁶ {bá zhuó}

select the best people for promotion

拔蘭地〔-兰-〕 bat⁶ laan⁴ dei⁶ {bá lán dì}

brandy (spoken)

拔釘錘〔-钉锤〕 bat⁶ deng¹ ceoi⁴ {bá dīng chuí}

claw hammer

拔火罐 bat⁶ fo² gun³ {bá huǒ guàn}

1. suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 氣)
2. detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw

拔罐法 bat⁶ gun³ faat³ {bá guàn fǎ}

1. fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin)
2. ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)

拔罐子 bat⁶ gun³ zi² {bá guàn zǐ}

cupping technique used in TCM

拔茅茹 bat⁶ maau⁴ jyu⁴ {bá máo rú}

1. lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow
2. fig. also involving others
3. inextricably tangled together
4. Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

拔節期〔-节-〕 bat⁶ zit³ kei⁴ {bá jié qī}

1. elongation stage
2. jointing stage (agriculture)

拔地而起 bat⁶ dei⁶ ji⁴ hei² {bá dì ér qǐ}

rising abruptly out of the ground

拔刀相助 bat⁶ dou¹ soeng¹ zo⁶ {bá dāo xiāng zhù}

to help somebody because of justice

拔涼拔涼〔-凉-凉〕 bat⁶ loeng⁴ bat⁶ loeng⁴ {bá liáng bá liáng}

1. (dialect) very cold
2. chilled

拔茅連茹〔--连-〕 bat⁶ maau⁴ lin⁴ jyu⁴ {bá máo lián rú}

1. lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
2. inextricably tangled together
3. Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

拔苗助長〔---长〕 bat⁶ miu⁴ zo⁶ zoeng² {bá miáo zhù zhǎng}

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

拔毛連茹〔--连-〕 bat⁶ mou⁴ lin⁴ jyu⁴ {bá máo lián rú}

1. lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
2. inextricably tangled together
3. Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.