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拨动

bō dòng

2-character word Traditional 撥動

What 拨动 means

1. to stir
2. to prod
3. to poke
4. to move sideways
5. to strum (on a guitar etc)

The characters in 拨动

• 拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace

Example sentences

• 他没带钥匙，用铁丝拨动了两下，门居然开了。
  Tā méi dài yàoshi, yòng tiěsī bōdòng le liǎngxià, mén jūrán kāi le.
  Forgetting his key, he was able to open the door by inserting a wire in the key hole.

Sounds the same

Read bō dòng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 波动to undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion