bā la

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Source form: 扒拉
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) to push lightly / to flick to one side / to get rid of
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

扒拉 扒拉 [ba1 la5] /(coll.) to push lightly/to flick to one side/to get rid of/

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pá la

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Source form: 扒拉
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) to push food from one's bowl into one's mouth with chopsticks (usu. hurriedly)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c179f4ea1484c01f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

扒拉 扒拉 [pa2 la5] /(coll.) to push food from one's bowl into one's mouth with chopsticks (usu. hurriedly)/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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  • 扒
    bā

    to peel / to skin / to tear / to pull down / to cling to (sth on which one is climbing) / to dig

    pá

    to rake up / to steal / to braise / to crawl

  • 拉
    lā

    to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

    lá

    to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash

    là

    used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]

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