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拔高

Mandarin · pinyin bá gāo

to raise (one's voice)
to overrate
to build up
to stand out
outstanding

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拔: bá · uproot, pull out
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189

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2–1 · ba2 gao1

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to raise; to lift
(Mainland China) to overrate; to overstate; to deliberately elevate (the importance or status of a person, issue, etc.)

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