拨

• Pinyin: bō
• Desglose de hanzi: 拨 = 扌(hand) + 发 (simplified form), indicating a hand motion of pushing or allocating

Significado

Marcar (un número); asignar (fondos); apartar con la mano; pulsar/tañer (cuerdas).

A versatile verb with multiple meanings: 1) dial a phone (拨电话), 2) allocate resources (拨款), 3) push aside with fingers (拨开), 4) pluck strings (拨弦). Context determines the meaning.

Ejemplos

1. 我拨了好几次他的电话，都没人接。
2. 政府决定拨出专项资金用于灾后重建。
3. 她轻轻拨开窗帘，望向窗外的街道。

Guía de uso

Contexto: communication, finance, everyday

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 请拨打客服热线咨询详情。(Please dial the customer service hotline for details.)
• 他拨了拨头发，露出了笑容。(He brushed his hair aside and revealed a smile.)

Incorrecto

• 拨微信给我。(Don't use 拨 for messaging apps — use 发微信 instead; 拨 is for phone calls)

Origen e historia

Depicts a hand movement of pushing or flicking. Extended to various actions involving similar motions.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal