拔掉 (bá diào) — to pull out, to pull off, to remove (by pulling)

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'to pull out/off' (a plug, tooth, nail). Like other 离合词 it splits: 拔掉它 → 把它拔掉. Focuses on removing something by pulling, not cutting or unscrewing.

verb

to pull outto pull offto remove (by pulling)

Examples

拔掉。
Qǐng bǎ diàn yuán bá diào.
Please pull out the power plug.
拔掉。
Tā qù yī yuàn bá diào le yì kē huài yá.
He went to the hospital to have a bad tooth pulled out.
拔掉。
Zhè ge dīng zi hěn nán bá diào.
This nail is hard to pull out.

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