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扒

bā
verb HSK 7 #8,261

Meanings

  1. 1 to cling to; to hold onto
  2. 2 to dig; to rake
  3. 3 to strip off; to peel

Examples

他扒着窗户往外看。
Tā bā zhe chuānghu wǎng wài kàn.
He clung to the window and looked outside.
把玉米粒扒下来。
Bǎ yùmǐ lì bā xiàlai.
Strip the corn kernels off.

Tips

usage
扒 has two pronunciations: bā (to cling, to dig, to strip) and pá (to rake together, as in 扒手 pickpocket). The bā reading is more common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

扒 bā