HSK 6 HSK C6/V7-9
Correct

拨

/ bō / 
Strokes

Definition

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc/to dial/to allocate/to set aside (money)/to poke (the fire)/to pluck (a string instrument)/to turn round/classifier: group, batch

Example

As a Verb

move or adjust (with the hand, the foot, a stick, etc)

1
Fēijī
飞机
jíjiāng
即将
jiàngluò
降落
  
,
qǐng
请
jiāng
将
biǎo
表
bō
拨
kuài
快
  
/
màn
慢
liǎng
两
gè
个
xiǎoshí
小时
  
。

The plane will soon be landing—please put/set your watch forward/backward by two hours.

2
Bǎ
把
biǎo
表
bō
拨
dào
到
qī
七
diǎnzhōng
点钟

set the watch to 7 o'clock

3
Bō
拨
mìmǎ
密码
dǎkāi
打开
suǒguì
锁柜

dial the combination to open the locker

4
Bō
拨
dào
到
tiáopín
调频
bōduàn
波段

switch/turn to the FM bands

5
Bōdá
拨打
zīxún
咨询
diànhuà
电话

call the information line

6
Bōhuǒ
拨火

poke/stir up the fire; give the fire a poke

7
Bō
拨
diànhuà
电话
hàomǎ
号码

dial a telephone number

8
Bō
拨
diànhuà
电话

make/give a call

As a Verb

pluck

9
Bōdòng
拨动
qínxián
琴弦

pluck the strings

As a Verb

set aside; earmark; assign; allocate; appropriate

10
Bō
拨
le
了
duōshǎo
多少
xiànkuǎn
现款
  
?

How much cash has been allotted?

11
Gěi
给
jíjiù
急救
zhōngxīn
中心
bō
拨
wǔ
五
gè
个
hùshi
护士

assign five nurses to the emergency centre

12
Bō
拨
yī
一
dà
大
bǐ
笔
kuǎnxiàng
款项
jiànshè
建设
gāosùgōnglù
高速公路

appropriate a large sum of money for building expressways

13
Bō
拨
diǎnr  
点儿
yánjiū
研究
jīngfèi
经费

earmark a sum of money for research

14
Bō
拨
chū
出
yī
一
xiǎoshí
小时

set an hour aside

15
Bō
拨
chū
出
jīngfèi
经费
yòngyú
用于
wéixiū
维修

allocate funds for repairs

As a Measure word

group; batch; team; shift

16
Lúnbōr  
轮拨儿
xiūxi
休息

rest group by group; rest by turns

17
Fēn
分
liǎngbōr  
两拨儿
gànhuó
干活

work in two groups

As a Verb

turn round

18
Tā
他
bōtóu
拨头
biàn
便
zǒu
走
  
。

He turned round and walked off.