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拨慢 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拨慢 Usage and Examples

to set back (a clock, etc.)

这只钟报时不准,请把针拨慢十分钟。

This clock is not telling the right time. Please set its hands back ten minutes.

我要把我的表拨慢五分钟。

I'll set my watch back (by) five minutes.

The characters in 拨慢

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拨
bō8to move, allocate, or adjust
慢
màn14slow, unhurried

More words starting with 拨

  • bō拨fù付disburse, allocate
  • bō拨fù付le了allocated, disbursed
  • bō拨ér儿tuft, clump
  • bō拨rǒng冗to take time out, to spare some time
  • bō拨chū出allocate, dial
  • bō拨chū出le了allocated, dialed
  • bō拨dòng动flick, pluck
  • bō拨dòng动le了flicked, plucked
  • bō拨dòng动zhe着plucking, strumming
  • bō拨hào号To dial a phone number.
  • bō拨kāi开to push aside
  • bō拨nòng弄to pluck, to fiddle with

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Questions about 拨慢

What does 拨慢 mean in Chinese?

拨慢 (bō màn) means “to set back (a clock, etc.)”.

How do you pronounce 拨慢?

拨慢 is pronounced bō màn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to set back (a clock, etc.)” in Chinese?

“to set back (a clock, etc.)” is 拨慢 (bō màn) in Chinese.

How is 拨慢 used in a sentence?

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

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