八 bā

eight; all around, all sides

HSK 1 #451

DEFINITIONS

  • eight
  • all around, all sides
  • eight
  • 8

STROKES

WORDS

王八 wáng bā tortoise; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel; pimp
胡说八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish
八卦 bā guà the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy
乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens
十八 shí bā eighteen; 18
三八 sān bā International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March; foolish; stupid
八月 bā yuè August; eighth month (of the lunar year)
八十 bā shí eighty; 80
丑八怪 chǒu bā guài ugly person
八哥 bā gē (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng in all directions; all around; far and near
八度 bā dù octave
十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
八分之一 bā fēn zhī yī one eighth
八字 bā zì the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
杂七杂八 zá qī zá bā an assortment; a bit of everything; lots of different (skills)
十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
半斤八两 bàn jīn bā liǎng not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
乌七八糟 wū qī bā zāo everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; obscene; dirty; filthy
正儿八经 zhèng ér bā jīng serious; earnest; real; true
五花八门 wǔ huā bā mén myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
八九不离十 bā jiǔ bù lí shí pretty close; very near; about right
八月份 bā yuè fèn August
八面玲珑 bā miàn líng lóng be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
八成 bā chéng eighty percent; most probably; most likely
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