尾
巴

Tail in Chinese: 尾巴 (wěi ba)

wěi ba

tail

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1tail
  2. 2colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]

Stroke order

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尾
巴

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄟˇ

wěi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

˙ㄅㄚ

ba

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄚ/ a

Example sentences

See 尾巴 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 小狗摆着尾巴。

    xiǎo gǒu bǎi zhe wěi ba。

    The dog was wagging his tail.

  • 有没有尾巴的猫。

    yǒu méi yǒu wěi ba de māo。

    There are cats without tails.

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Related words

巴士

bā shì

bus (loanword)

大巴

dà bā

(coll.) large bus

嘴巴

zuǐ ba

mouth

结尾

jié wěi

ending

尾气

wěi qì

exhaust

尾声

wěi shēng

coda

追尾

zhuī wěi

to tailgate

巴不得

bā bu de

(coll.) to be eager for

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