| 拨款 | bō kuǎn | to allocate funds; appropriation | |
| 拨打 | bō dǎ | to call; to dial | |
| 拨付 | bō fù | appropriate sum of money | |
| 划拨 | huà bō | to assign; to allocate; to transfer (money to an account) | |
| 调拨 | diào bō | to send (products); to allocate; to commit (funds); to channel (goods) |
| 1 | He taught me how to dial a phone number. | |
| 2 | I need to dial the contact person's phone number. | |
| 3 | Thank you for calling our hotline. | |
| 4 | The funding source for the research does not rely solely on government grants. | |
| 5 | If you see someone drowning, quickly dial the emergency number. |