No. 6,402 in Chinese
拔
To pull, pull out, or extract.
In a sentence
他拔了一颗牙。
He had a tooth extracted.
In this sentence, '拔' means 'to pull out,' referring to the action of extracting a tooth.
她在田里拔草。
She is pulling weeds in the field.
Here, '拔' signifies 'to pull out,' particularly in the context of removing weeds from the ground.
这位运动员拔得头筹。
This athlete won the first prize.
In this case, '拔' is used metaphorically to mean 'to take,' primarily indicating achieving the first position or prize.
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