八

Eight in Chinese: 八 (bā)

bā

eight

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Definitions

  1. 1eight; 8

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八

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄚ

bā

ㄅ/ bㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我十八岁。

    wǒ shí bā suì。

    I am eighteen years old.

  • 她八岁大。

    tā bā suì dà。

    She's eight years old.

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Related words

八卦

bā guà

the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经

横七竖八

héng qī shù bā

in disorder

乱七八糟

luàn qī bā zāo

(idiom) chaotic

七嘴八舌

qī zuǐ bā shé

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

四面八方

sì miàn bā fāng

in all directions

五花八门

wǔ huā bā mén

myriad

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