HSK 7–9 · verb · classifier
拨
to dial; to allocate; to poke; (measure word for groups of people)
他拿起电话，拨了一个熟悉的号码。
Tā ná qǐ diànhuà， bōle yí gè shúxi de hàomǎ。
He picked up the phone and dialed a familiar number.
请拨打这个号码。
Qǐng bōdǎ zhège hàomǎ.
Please dial this number.
学校收到一笔拨款，用来买书。
Xuéxiào shōudào yì bǐ bōkuǎn， yònglái mǎi shū。
The school received an allocation of funds to buy books.
他总想挑拨我们之间的关系。
Tā zǒng xiǎng tiǎobō wǒmen zhījiān de guānxì。
He always wants to sow discord in our relationship.