拨[bō]

动

1. move or adjust with the hand, the foot, a stick, etc.

♦ ~算盘 move the beads on an abacus

♦ ~火 poke a fire

♦ ~钟 set a clock

♦ ~电话号码 dial a telephone number

♦ ~到北京电台 tune in to Radio Beijing

2. set aside; assign; allocate

♦ ~两间房子给词典组 set aside two rooms for the dictionary group

3. turn round

♦ ~转马头 turn the horse round

量(for people) group; batch

♦ 民工分成两~儿挖渠道。 The labourers divided themselves into two groups for digging the channel.