Chinese Word: 扒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

扒Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:八 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 玐

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Pinyin: bā

English Definition:to peel; to skin; to tear; to pull down; to cling to (sth on which one is climbing); to dig

Chinese Definition:
①抓住，把着：扒车。扒墙头儿。
②刨开，挖：扒坑。扒堤。
③剥，脱：扒皮。扒掉伪装。
④拔：勿剪勿扒。
⑤拨动：扒拉。扒开草棵。

Example Words:

扒皮	bā pí	to flay; to skin; (fig.) to exploit; to take advantage of
扒车	bā chē	to pull oneself up onto a moving vehicle
扒拉HSK 6	bā lā	to push lightly; to flick to one side; to get rid of
扒开HSK 6	bā kāi	to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands
绷扒吊拷	bèng bā diào kǎo	to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique

Pinyin: pá

English Definition:to rake up; to steal; to braise; to crawl

Chinese Definition:
①用耙搂，聚拢：扒草。
②搔，抓：扒痒。
③炖烂，煨烂：扒羊肉。

Example Words:

扒手	pá shǒu	pickpocket
扒窃	pá qiè	to steal; to pick pockets; to frisk
谨防扒手	jǐn fáng pá shǒu	Be on guard against pickpockets!; Beware of thieves!
鸡扒	jī pá	see 鸡排
扒灰	pá huī	incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law

1		zhēn tàn 侦探 zài 在 rén qún 人群 zhōng 中 sōu xún 搜寻 pá shǒu 扒手。 The detective was nosing around in the crowd, looking for pickpockets.
2		zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 zài 在 jiǔ bā 酒吧 lǐ 里 fā shēng 发生 le 了 yì qǐ 一起 pá qiè 扒窃 àn 案。 There was a pickpocketing case that occurred at the bar last night.