八 bā

eight; all around, all sides

HSK 1 #451

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

八音盒 bā yīn hé musical box
七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé lively discussion with everybody talking at once
七零八落 qī líng bā luò (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
八角 bā jiǎo anise; star anise; aniseed; octagonal; Fructus Anisi stellati
七老八十 qī lǎo bā shí in one's seventies (age); very old (of people)
二八 èr bā 16; sixteen
八方 bā fāng the eight points of the compass; all directions
八仙 bā xiān the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
四平八稳 sì píng bā wěn everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
正经八百 zhèng jīng bā bǎi very serious; solemn
七七八八 qī qī bā bā almost; nearing completion; bits and piece; of all kinds
四通八达 sì tōng bā dá roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
八国联军 bā guó lián jūn Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900
八股 bā gǔ an essay in eight parts; stereotyped writing
八股文 bā gǔ wén eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
污七八糟 wū qī bā zāo variant of 烏七八糟|乌七八糟[wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1]
一二八事变 yī èr bā shì biàn Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
一二八事變 yī èr bā shì biàn Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
七上八下 qī shàng bā xià at sixes and sevens; perturbed state of mind; in a mess
七上八落 qī shàng bā luò see 七上八下[qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4]
七嘴八张 qī zuǐ bā zhāng see 七嘴八舌[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2]
七嘴八張 qī zuǐ bā zhāng see 七嘴八舌[qi1 zui3 ba1 she2]
七大姑八大姨 qī dà gū bā dà yí distant relatives
七手八脚 qī shǒu bā jiǎo (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七手八腳 qī shǒu bā jiǎo (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
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