- (用手、脚或棍棒等使东西移动或分开) move [stir] with hand, foot, stick, etc.; adjust with slight finger movement; poke; stir:
tick off beads on abacus; calculate on abacus;
拨算盘
tune in;
拨台
- (分发; 调配) allocate; assign; set aside:
allocate provisions and funds;
拨粮拨款
despatch relief troops;
拨援兵
- (掉转) turn round:
turn the horse round; turn round one's horse
拨转马头
- (除去; 废除) dispel; push aside