1to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
2to dial
3to allocate
4to set aside (money)
5to poke (the fire)
6to pluck (a string instrument)
7to turn round
8classifier: group, batch
Examples
nǐ你què dìng确定nǐ你bō拨duì对hào mǎ号码le了ma吗？
你确定你拨对号码了吗？
Are you sure you dialed the right number?
对不起，我拨错了号码。
I'm sorry, I dialed the wrong number.
好的。房间里长途电话可以直拨吗？
Good. Can you make long distance calls from the room?