Definition & Meaning

2.deliberately boost; lavish undue praise

Word usage

bá gāo

拔 高

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1
v.raise; lift
- bá gāo mǒu rén de sǎng mén
  拔高某人的嗓门
  raise one's voice
- tā bá gāo sǎng zi hǎn jiào
  他拔高嗓子喊叫。
  He shouted at the top of his voice.
synonym
tí gāo提高 zēng gāo增高
2
v.deliberately boost; lavish undue praise
- xì jù duì zhǔ rén gōng guò fèn bá gāo le fǎn ér shī qù le zhēn shí xìng
  戏剧对主人公过分拔高了，反而失去了真实性。
  The protagonist of the drama is exaggerated, resulting in a loss of authenticity.
- bá gāo rén wù
  拔高人物
  make a person better than he or she actually is
- zhè tiáo píng lùn xiǎn rán duì zhè bù diàn yǐng yǒu bá gāo qīng xiàng
  这条评论显然对这部电影有拔高倾向。
  The review was clearly biased towards the film.

Word usage

Note
"拔高" is different from "提高". The extended meaning of "拔高" emphasizes pushing up artificially, regardless of reality; "提高" is to go a step further on the original basis.
Separable word
"拔" and "高" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这首歌的调你拔得太高了。
  You raised the tune of this song too high.

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