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拔河 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拔河 Usage and Examples

tug-of-war

人们被鼓励去和动物进行拔河比赛,或者躺在地上,让大象从上面走过。

People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them.

一个国家只能有一支队伍参加拔河比赛。

One country can only enter one team in tug of war.

The characters in 拔河

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拔
bá8pull out or uproot
河
hé8river

More words starting with 拔

  • bá拔yi一bá拔Give it a pull, Give it a tug
  • bá拔jǔ举promote, elevate
  • bá拔liáng凉Bone-chilling, Disheartening
  • bá拔chū出pull out, extract
  • bá拔chū出lái来pull out, extract
  • bá拔jiàn剑Draw a sword, Unsheathe a sword
  • bá拔dì地rising sharply, towering
  • bá拔dì地ér而qǐ起shoot up from the ground, towering
  • bá拔chéng城to capture a city
  • bá拔chéng城ér而rù入capture and enter the city, take the city by storm and enter
  • bá拔jiān尖outstanding, top-notch
  • bá拔diào掉le了pulled out, extracted

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Questions about 拔河

What does 拔河 mean in Chinese?

拔河 (bá hé) means “tug-of-war”.

How do you pronounce 拔河?

拔河 is pronounced bá hé in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “tug-of-war” in Chinese?

“tug-of-war” is 拔河 (bá hé) in Chinese.

How is 拔河 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 拔河, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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