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拔 vs 抽 vs 拉
/ bá vs chōu vs lā /
Strokes
Definition
拔, 抽, and 拉 are all Verb, which means [pull up; pull out (from in between); pull; draw; to pull something out or toward a certain direction].
Example
拔 means "to pull up sth.fixed or hidden, usually with force".
1
Tā
她
zhèngzài
正在
hòuyuàn
后院
bácǎo
拔草
。
She is weeding in the back yard.
2
Qiángdào
强盗
cóng
从
yāo
腰
jiān
间
báchū
拔出
dāo
刀
lái
来
wēixié
威胁
tā
他
。
The robber drew his sword from behind his waist and threatened him.
3
Yòng
用
qiánzi
钳子
bǎ
把
qiángshàng
墙上
de
的
dīngzi
钉子
bá
拔
xiàlai
下来
。
Please pull out the nails in the wall with the plier.
抽 means "to pull out something from a pack".
4
Tā
他
cóng
从
shūjià
书架
shàng
上
de
的
yī
一
pái
排
shū
书
zhōng
中
chōuchū
抽出
yī
一
běn
本
。
He took out one from the books on the shelf.
5
Lǎowáng
老王
cóng
从
xìnfēng
信封
zhōng
中
chōu
抽
chū
出
xìn
信
,
zǐxì
仔细
dì
地
kàn
看
le
了
qǐlai
起来
。
Lao Wang took out the letter from the envelope and began to read carefully.
6
Tā
他
yùnqi
运气
bùcuò
不错
,
chōu
抽
le
了
gè
个
èrděng
二等
jiǎng
奖
。
He luckily drew a second prize.
7
Kǒushì
口试
de
的
xiānhòu
先后
cìxù
次序
yóu
由
chōuqiān
抽签
juédìng
决定
。
The turns for oral test will be decided by lots.
拔 and 抽 are sometimes interchangeable.
8
Yùndòngyuán
运动员
chōu
抽
(
bá
拔
)
chū
出
yī
一
zhī
支
jiàn
箭
,
dā
搭
zài
在
gōng
弓
shàng
上
。
The athlete drew an arrow and put it over the bow.
抽 also mean "to select in an abstract sense".
9
Cóng
从
wǒmen
我们
zǔ
组
chōuchū
抽出
liǎng
两
gè
个
rén
人
,
zhīyuán
支援
tāmen
他们
。
Two persons of our team will be assigned to help them.
拉 means "to pull something or somebody towards or with oneself".
10
Tā
他
lākāi
拉开
chōuti
抽屉
,
ná
拿
chū
出
yīxiē
一些
qián
钱
。
He drew the drawer and took out some money.
11
Táizi
台子
tài
太
gāo
高
le
了
,
xiǎowáng
小王
pá
爬
bù
不
shàngqù
上去
,
dàjiā
大家
yīqǐ
一起
shǐjìn
使劲
bǎ
把
tā
他
lā
拉
le
了
shàngqù
上去
。
The platform was too high for Xiao Wang to get on,and we worked in concert to drag him onto it.
12
Tā
他
cóng
从
wūjué
屋角
lā
拉
guò
过
yī
一
bǎ
把
yǐzi
椅子
lái
来
。
He pulled over a chair from the corner of the room.
抽 can also be used in example ⑬，but with a little difference.
13
Tā
他
cóng
从
wūjué
屋角
chōu
抽
guò
过
yī
一
bǎ
把
yǐzi
椅子
lái
来
。
He pulled over one of the chairs from the corner of the room.
拔, 抽, and 拉, each of the three words also has different meanings.
14
Bá
拔
dú
毒
draw out pus
15
Chōuyān
抽烟
smoking (inhale or puff out)
16
Lāchē
拉车
pull a cart
17
Lā
拉
xiǎotíqín
小提琴
pluck the strings of a musical instrument