hǎi bá
height above sea level
elevation
chū lèi bá cuì
to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
preeminent
outstanding
zì bá
to free oneself
to extricate oneself from a difficult situation
bá jiān
top-notch (colloquial)
to push oneself to the front
bá
to pull up
to pull out
to draw out by suction
to select
to pick
to stand out (above level)
to surpass
to seize
bá hé
tug-of-war
to take part in a tug-of-war
bá guàn
cupping glass
fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin)
ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
tí bá
to promote to a higher job
to select for promotion
bá dì
to rise steeply from level ground
bá diào
to pluck
to pull off
to pull out
to unplug
jiān rèn bù bá
firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding
kāi bá
to set out (of troops)
departure
start date (of military expedition)
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
at daggers drawn
bá huǒ guàn
suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 氣|气)
detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw
bá sī
wire drawing
candied floss (cooking)
spun sugar or toffee (coating)
bá máo
to pull out hair
to pluck
epilation
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
Hàn ní bá
Hannibal (name)
Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC), Carthaginian general
bá cuì
to stand out from one's fellows
high level examination for official candidacy (traditional)
bá dú
draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area
Tuò bá
branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)
also written 拓跋
bá zhuó
select the best people for promotion
xiàng bá bàng
elephant trunk clam
geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (mainly from Washington State and British Columbia)
bá qǔ
to pick out
to select and recruit
to pluck
to pull
yàn guò bá máo
lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
fig. to seize any opportunity
pragmatic
bá guàn fǎ
fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin)
ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
Ā bá sī wáng cháo
Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate
bá guàn zǐ
cupping technique used in TCM
bá hǎi
elevation (above sea level)
bá jiān r
erhua variant of 拔尖[ba2 jian1]
bá yāng
to pull up seedlings (for transplanting)
Gū bá
Amédée Courbet (1826-1885), a French admiral who won a series of important land and naval victories during the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War
ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn
lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
bá máo rú
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow
fig. also involving others
inextricably tangled together
Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
bá máo lián rú
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
inextricably tangled together
Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
juàn bá
handsome (of people)
graceful (of calligraphy)
mǎ tǒng bá
plunger for unblocking toilet
bá máo lián rú
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
inextricably tangled together
Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
bá huǒ guàn r
erhua variant of 拔火罐[ba2 huo3 guan4]
Ā bá sī Wáng cháo
Abbasid Empire (750-1258), successor of the Umayyad caliphate
lián gēn bá
to pull up by the roots
to uproot
chāo bá
outstanding
to fast-track
to elevate
to free oneself from
bá gāo
to raise (one's voice)
to overrate
to build up
to stand out
outstanding
bá jié qī
elongation stage
jointing stage (agriculture)
bá liáng bá liáng
(dialect) very cold
chilled
chuī dēng bá là
lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
fig. to die
to bite the dust
to be over and done with