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八

bā

eight; all around, all sides

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Example sentences

  • 八点多了。

    Bā diǎn duō le

    It's past eight.

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  • 我十八岁。

    Wǒ shí bā suì

    I am eighteen years old.

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  • 现在八点钟。

    Xiàn zài bā diǎn zhōng

    It's eight o'clock.

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  • 现在是八点一刻。

    Xiàn zài shì bā diǎn yī kè

    It's a quarter past eight.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 八

  • 八bā 1eight; 8
  • 八卦bā guà 1–4 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经; gossip; gossipy
  • 乱七八糟luàn qī bā zāo 4–1–1–1(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
  • 四面八方sì miàn bā fāng 4–4–1–1in all directions; all around; far and near
  • 五花八门wǔ huā bā mén 3–1–1–2myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
  • 七嘴八舌qī zuǐ bā shé 1–3–1–2lively discussion with everybody talking at once
  • 横七竖八héng qī shù bā 2–1–4–1in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)