大
(adj.) old; eldest | (adj./adv.) strong, important; very, quite | (char.) used in addressing a doctor (not used alone) | (adj.) big, large, huge | (radical.) big
六
(num.) six, 6
人
(n.) person, people, human being | (radical.) person, man | (n.) adult; somebody; everybody; one's character or reputation; man power; one's physical or mental condition
入
(v.) enter, go in; join, be admitted | (radical.) enter | (char.) put in, put into; income; suit, conform to; (abb.) the entering tone 入声
Words with 八
7
八
成
(n./adv.) eight-tenths, eighty percent; most likely, most possibly
八
卦
(n./v.) Eight Trigrams; gossip; to gossip
乱
七
八
糟
(idiom.) in an awful mess, in great disorder
七
嘴
八
舌
(phr.) clash of opinions, all sorts of gossip, all talking at once
四
面
八
方
(phr.) all directions, all quarters
五
花
八
门
(idiom.) myriad, all kinds of, all sorts of
四
通
八
达
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
Same pronunciation
17
扒
(v.) dig, remove; hold on to, cling to | (v.) steal from pockets; gather, rake up; braise, stew
疤
(n.) scar
〨
numeral 8 in the Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5]
丷
"eight" component in Chinese characters | old variant of 八[ba1]
叭
denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
吧
(par.) (at the end of an imperative sentence) adding a softened tone | (v./n.) puff (at a pipe); bar (to drink) | (onomat.) bang, crack (sound of firing gunshot or something breaking) | (par.) (at the end of a declarative sentence) indicating uncertainty; (at the end of a question) indicating uncertainty with an estimate
岜
stony hill | rocky mountain | (used in place names)
峇
(used in transliteration)
巴
(v.) hope anxiously, wait earnestly for | (v.) to cling to, to hold on to | (char.) bus | (char.) crust
捌
eight (banker's anti-fraud numeral) | split
朳
tree
笆
an article made of bamboo strips | fence
粑
a round flat cake (dialect)
芭
(n.) fragrant plant (mentioned in ancient books)
蚆
a kind of shell
豝
corned beef | female pig | sow
鲃
used in 䰾魚|鲃鱼[ba1 yu2]
Similar pronunciation
33
吧
(par.) (at the end of an imperative sentence) adding a softened tone | (v./n.) puff (at a pipe); bar (to drink) | (onomat.) bang, crack (sound of firing gunshot or something breaking) | (par.) (at the end of a declarative sentence) indicating uncertainty; (at the end of a question) indicating uncertainty with an estimate
把
(prep.) (used before a noun or noun phrases) showing the influence on somebody or something dealt with | (m.) a measure word for something with a handle | (v.) to hold, to manipulate, to control, to watch | (n.) handlebars (of bike); bundle, bunch | (m.) (dialect) a measure word for people of special skills | (par.) about, more or less, approximately (used after numerals or measure words) | (v.) to hold (a baby's legs apart to let it relieve itself) | (char.) (old) sworn brotherhood | (n.) handle; stem (of flower or fruit)
坝
(n.) dam, dike, embankment | (n.) (dialect) sand beach, sandbank
拔
(v.) to pull out, to uproot; to seize, to capture | (v.) to stand out, to surpass | (v.) to select or choose | (v.) (dialect) to cool by immersing in cold water
㞎
(dialect) poo | (dialect) to shit
䥯
plow
伯
variant of 霸[ba4]
叭
(char.) (denote a sound or sharp noise)
妭
(literary) beautiful woman | old variant of 魃[ba2]
巴
(v.) hope anxiously, wait earnestly for | (v.) to cling to, to hold on to | (char.) bus | (char.) crust
弝
the part of a bow grasped when shooting
把
handle
抜
Japanese variant of 拔[ba2]
拨
(v.) to dial (a telephone number) | (v./m.) to allocate; group, | (v.) to move or adjust (with hand, foot or a stick); to pluck (strings)
杷
handle or shaft (of an axe etc) | hoe | to harrow
欛
variant of 杷[ba4] | variant of 把[ba4]
灞
name of a river
爸
(n.) father, dad
爸
(n.) father, dad
犮
old variant of 拔[ba2]
猈
dog with short shinbone
罢
(final particle, same as 吧)
罢
(v.) finish, cease, stop | (v.) to dismiss, to remove from office
耙
a hoe | to harrow
茇
betel
菝
used in 菝葜[ba2 qia1]
跋
postscript | to trek across mountains
軷
sacrifice
钯
palladium (chemistry) | Taiwan pr. [ba1]
霸
(n./v.) tyrant, despot; hegemonism, despotism; to dominate, to tyrannize over
Synonyms
12
知
道
(v.) to know, to realize, to understand, to be aware of
懂
(v.) understand, know
以
前
(n.) before, earlier times
前
往
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
先
前
(n.) before, previous
得
知
to find out | to learn of
昔
日
(n.) former days
先
行
to start off before the others; to precede | to proceed in advance
其
先
previously | before that | up to then
在
前
ahead | formerly | in the past
早
先
previously | before
知
(v.) know, understand, be aware of | (char.) knowledge; intimate friend; to inform; (lit.) be in charge of
Today is May Fourth Youth Day. I heard that young people between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight have half a day off today. Do you have a holiday today?
我
早
上
八
点
钟
上
学
。
I go to school at eight o'clock in the morning.
这
家
店
的
营
业
时
间
是
早
上
八
点
到
晚
上
六
点
。
This shop is open from eight in the morning to six in the evening.
八
点
上
课
,
他
九
点
才
起
床
。
Class starts at eight o'clock, and he doesn't get up until nine o'clock.
我
的
奶
奶
八
十
岁
了
。
My grandmother is eighty years old.
茶
馆
每
天
八
点
开
门
。
The tea house opens at eight o'clock everyday.↵
现
在
八
点
二
十
分
。
It's twenty minutes past eight.
他
的
猫
八
岁
了
。
His cat is eight years old.
今
天
的
最
高
温
度
是
三
十
八
度
。
The highest temperature today is thirty-eight degrees.
马
老
师
的
电
话
号
码
是
一
三
九
零
五
五
七
九
八
四
三
Teacher Ma's telephone number is one three nine zero five five seven nine eight four three
一
杯
气
泡
水
八
十
元
。
A glass of bubble water is eighty yuan.
老
板
,
能
不
能
稍
微
便
宜
一
点
儿
,
再
打
个
八
折
吧
!
Boss, can you make it a little cheaper and make another 20% discount?
一
五
六
九
八
五
九
三
二
四
七
One five six nine eight five nine three two four seven
一
八
五
六
二
七
四
三
七
八
二
One eight five six two seven four three seven eight two
Although Grandpa is over 80 years old, he goes to bed early and gets up early because he often exercises.
八
九
不
离
十
pretty close | very near | about right
八
月
August | eighth month (of the lunar year)
差
五
分
八
点
five to eight o'clock; 7:55
现
在
八
点
了
。
It's eight o'clock now.
八
折
twenty percent discount
八
英
里
8 miles
二
十
八
twenty-eight
八
百
eight hundred
八
千
eight thousand
八
块
蛋
糕
Lesson 8; the eighth lesson
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