1. verb to pull up; to pull out
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 拉出 (CC-CEDICT '拔'; Guoyu '拔' v 1; Kroll 2015 '拔' 1, p. 6; Unihan '拔'; XHZD '拔' 1, p. 12)
  2. verb to select; to promote
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 提拔 (CC-CEDICT '拔'; Guoyu '拔' v 4; Unihan '拔'; XHZD '拔' 3, p. 12)
  3. verb to draw out
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 拔毒 draw out poison (CC-CEDICT '拔'; Guoyu '拔' v 2; Kroll 2015 '拔' 1b, p. 6; XHZD '拔' 2, p. 12)
  4. verb to exceed; to excel; to surpass
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 特出 (CC-CEDICT '拔'; Guoyu '拔' v 5; Kroll 2015 '拔' 2, p. 6; XHZD '拔' 4, p. 12)
  5. verb to seize; to capture
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 攻取 (CC-CEDICT '拔'; Guoyu '拔' v 8; Kroll 2015 '拔' 3-4, p. 6)
  6. verb to change
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 改变 (Guoyu '拔' v 7; Kroll 2015 '拔' 5, p. 6)
  7. verb to eliminate
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 除去 (CC-CEDICT '拔'; Guoyu '拔' v 3)
  8. noun tail of an arrow
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 箭的尾端 (Guoyu '拔' n)
  9. adverb hurried
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 急速 (Guoyu '拔' adv)
  10. verb tearing out; luñcana
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: luñcana, Japanese: batsu, Tibetan: 'bal lam 'thog (BCSD '拔', p. 542; DJBT '拔', p. 431; Mahāvyutpatti 'luñcate'; MW 'luñcana'; SH '拔', p. 260)

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