be very stingy ⇒ 有些人腰缠万贯，对他人却一毛不拔。 Yǒuxiē rén yāo chán wàn guàn, duì tārén què yī máo bù bá. → Some people have bags of money, but they're very stingy with other people.
出类拔萃
stand out from the crowd
剑拔弩张
extremely critical
拔苗助长
damage by applying too much pressure ⇒ 用这种方法教育孩子，简直是拔苗助长。 Yòng zhè zhǒng fāngfǎ jiàoyù háizi, jiǎnzhí shì bá miáo zhù zhǎng. → Teaching kids this way can damage them from too much pressure.
English translation of '拔'
拔
(bá)
动
(= 抽出) pull ... up
⇒ 拔草 (bácǎo) weed
(= 取下) pull ... out
⇒ 拔牙 (báyá) pull out a tooth
(= 吸出) draw ... out (pt drew) (pp drawn)
(= 挑选) choose (pt chose) (pp chosen)
⇒ 选拔人才 (xuǎnbá réncái) select talented people
(= 提高) raise
(= 超出) exceed
⇒ 海拔 (hǎibá) height above sea level
⇒ 出类拔萃 (chū lèi bá cuì) outstanding
(= 夺取) capture
⇒ 连拔三城 (lián bá sān chéng) capture three towns in succession
(= 冷却) cool
⇒ 用冰水拔啤酒 (yòng bīngshuǐ bá píjiǔ) cool beer in iced water