拔河 Traditional form: 拔河 Pinyin (reading): báhé Definitions: tug-of-war to take part in a tug-of-war Characters: 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river Traditional characters: 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river