八 bā

eight; all around, all sides

HSK 1 #451

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

八重奏 bā chóng zòu octet (musical ensemble)
八开 bā kāi octavo
八開 bā kāi octavo
八面玲瓏 bā miàn líng lóng be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
八面体 bā miàn tǐ octahedron
八面體 bā miàn tǐ octahedron
八音 bā yīn ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹); the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories; music
八风 bā fēng see 八風穴|八风穴[ba1 feng1 xue2]
八風 bā fēng see 八風穴|八风穴[ba1 feng1 xue2]
八风穴 bā fēng xué "eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot
八風穴 bā fēng xué "eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot
六合八法 liù hé bā fǎ Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art
十万八千里 shí wàn bā qiān lǐ light-years (apart); a million miles (apart); (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
十萬八千里 shí wàn bā qiān lǐ light-years (apart); a million miles (apart); (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
千儿八百 qiān r bā bǎi (coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand
千兒八百 qiān r bā bǎi (coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand
半斤八兩 bàn jīn bā liǎng not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
唐宋八大家 táng sòng bā dà jiā Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1 yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1], the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1 shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3]
四仰八叉 sì yǎng bā chā sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四平八穩 sì píng bā wěn everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四通八達 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
四邻八舍 sì lín bā shè the whole neighborhood
四鄰八捨 sì lín bā shè the whole neighborhood
块儿八毛 kuài r bā máo one yuan or less; around 80 cents or one dollar
塊兒八毛 kuài r bā máo one yuan or less; around 80 cents or one dollar
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