八

bā

eight

numeral HSK 3.0 · Band 1

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八

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八
  • 八成bāchéngeighty percentB7
  • 八卦bāguàthe eight divinatory trigrams of the Book B7
  • 乱七八糟luànqībāzāo(idiom) chaoticB7
  • 七嘴八舌qīzuǐ-bāshélively discussion with everybody talking aB7
  • 四面八方sìmiàn-bāfāng(idiom) all directionsB7
  • 四通八达sìtōng-bādároads open in all directions (idiom)B7
  • 五花八门wǔhuā-bāménmyriadB7

See it in sentences

他儿子今年八岁。

His son is eight years old this year.

我们八点见。

See you at eight.