| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 矮子裡拔將軍 | 矮子里拔将军 | ǎi zǐ lǐ bá jiāng jūn | choose the best person available |
| 拔 | bá | pull up; pull out; select; promote | |
| 拔除 | bá chú | pull out; remove | |
| 拔地 | bá dì | rise steeply from level ground | |
| 拔掉 | bá diào | to pluck | |
| 拔釘錘 | 拔钉锤 | bá dīng chuí | claw hammer |
| 拔頂 | 拔顶 | bá dǐng | topping |
| 拔毒 | bá dú | draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area | |
| 拔根 | bá gēn | uproot | |
| 拔罐子 | bá guàn zǐ | cupping technique used in traditional Chinese medicine | |
| 拔海 | bá hǎi | elevation (above sea level) | |
| 拔河 | bá hé | tug-of-war | |
| 拔火罐兒 | 拔火罐儿 | bá huǒ guàn er | detachable stove chimney |
| 拔尖兒 | 拔尖儿 | bá jiān er | tiptop; top notch |
| 拔節 | 拔节 | bá jié | jointing |
| 拔錨 | 拔锚 | bá máo | weigh anchor |
| 拔苗助長 | 拔苗助长 | bá miáo zhù zhǎng | spoil things through excessive enthusiasm |
| 拔染 | bá rǎn | discharge | |
| 拔絲 | 拔丝 | bá sī | wire drawing; candied floss |
| 拔秧 | bá yāng | pull up seedlings (for transplanting) | |
| 拔營 | 拔营 | bá yíng | strike camp |
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | height above sea-level; elevation | |
| 堅忍不拔 | 坚忍不拔 | jiān rěn bù bá | fortitude |
| 熱插拔 | 热插拔 | rè chā bá | hot swapping |
| 提拔 | tí bá | to promote to a higher job; give a promotion | |
| 挺拔 | tǐng bá | (adj) tall and straight | |
| 選拔 | 选拔 | xuǎn bá | (v) select the best |
| 一毛不拔 | yī máo bù bá | (saying) stingy; parsimonious | |
| 自拔 | zì bá | free oneself; extricate oneself from a difficult situation |
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