dig up; pull down; rake (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
扒 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
八 bā - eight (num.) | HSK 1
疤 bā - scar (n.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
吧 ba - [makes a suggestion, eg. "Let's …"] (aux.) | HSK 2
把 bǎ - used before noun. or a phrase with the meaning of a noun) introduces an addition with the meaning of the object on which the action is performed (prep.) | HSK 3
拨 bá - to pull up (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
他在沙滩上扒着沙子建造城堡。 tā zài shā tān shàng bā zhe shā zi jiàn zào chéng bǎo. - He scooped sand to build a castle on the beach.
她用叉子扒着牛排。 tā yòng chā zi bā zhe niú pái. - She used a fork to cut into the steak.
他扒开灌木寻找丢失的钥匙。 tā bā kāi guàn mù xún zhǎo diū shī de yào shí. - He pushed aside the bushes to search for the lost keys.
他把水果皮扒掉扔进垃圾桶。 tā bǎ shuǐ guǒ pí bā diào rēng jìn lā jī tǒng. - He peeled off the fruit skin and threw it into the trash can.
他们扒开地板检查水管。 tā men bā kāi dì bǎn jiǎn chá shuǐ guǎn. - They pulled up the floorboards to inspect the pipes.