拨

bō huǒ

拨火

adjust the fire

bǎ biǎo bō dào qī diǎn

把表拨到七点。

Set the clock to 7 o'clock.

wǒ bō kāi rén qún qián jìn

我拨开人群前进。

I push the crowd aside to go forward.

wǒ men fēn liǎng bō gōng zuò

我们分两拨工作。

We work in two groups.

tā men lún bō zuò yè

他们轮拨作业。

They work by turns.

jǐng chá jiāng zhè liǎng bō rén fēn kāi le

警察将这两拨人分开了。

The policemen separated the two groups of people.

bō yī gè xiǎo shí

拨一个小时

set an hour aside

gěi jí jiù zhōng xīn bō wǔ míng hù shi

给急救中心拨五名护士

assign five nurses to the emergency centre

bō yuán bīng

拨援兵

despatch relief troop

tā bō tóu jiù zǒu

他拨头就走。

He turned round and walked off.

bō zhuǎn niú tóu

拨转牛头

turn the cattle round