Meaning of bō:
拨
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round
Tā yòng shǒu qīng qīng de bō kāi shù zhī.
他用手轻轻地拨开树枝。
He gently pushed the branches aside with his hand.
Wǒ zhèng zài bō diànhuà gěi péngyǒu.
我正在拨电话给朋友。
I am dialing the phone to call a friend.
Tā juédìng bǎ gèng duō zījīn bō gěi jiàoyù xiàngmù.
他决定把更多资金拨给教育项目。
He decided to allocate more funds to the education project.
Tā měi ge yuè dōu huì bō yīxiē qián yòng lái tóuzī.
他每个月都会拨一些钱用来投资。
He sets aside some money for investment every month.
Tā yòng gùnzi zài huǒ lǐ bō le jǐ xià.
他用棍子在火里拨了几下。
He poked the fire a few times with a stick.
Tā kāishǐ bō jítā de xián.
他开始拨吉他的弦。
He began to pluck the strings of the guitar.
Tā qīngqīng de bō dòng le mén xuánniǔ.
她轻轻地拨动了门旋钮。
She gently turned the door knob.
classifier: group, batch
Zhè pī xīn lái de xuéshēng shì yī bō cōngmíng de háizi.
这批新来的学生是一拨聪明的孩子。
This group of new students are smart kids.
