(w)

(bā) eight; 8

八一五 (w)

(bāyīwǔ) 15th August; refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945

八九不离十 (w)

(bājiǔbùlíshí) pretty close; very near; about right

八二三炮战 (w)

(bāèrsānpàozhàn) bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis

八仙 (w)

(bāxiān) the Eight Immortals

八仙桌 (w)

(bāxiānzhuō) old fashioned square table to seat eight people

八位元 (w)

(bāwèiyuán) 8-bit (computing)

八佰伴 (w)

(bābǎibàn) Yaohan retail group

八倍体 (w)

(bābèitǐ) octoploid

八八六 (w)

(bābāliù) Bye bye! (in chat room and text messages)

八公山 (w)

(bāgōngshān) Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui

八公山区 (w)

(bāgōngshānqū) Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui

八分之一 (w)

(bāfēnzhīyī) one eighth

八分音符 (w)

(bāfēnyīnfú) quaver; eighth note

八十 (w)

(bāshí) eighty; 80

八十天环游地球 (w)

(bāshítiānhuányóudìqiú) Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒・凡爾納|儒勒・凡尔纳[Ru2 le4 · Fan2 er3 na4]

八卦 (w)

(bāguà) the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经; to gossip

八卦拳 (w)

(bāguàquán) baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

八卦掌 (w)

(bāguàzhǎng) baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)

八卦阵 (w)

(bāguàzhèn) lit. battle plan based on the eight trigrams (in legend); fig. a clever plan; a fiendishly complicated predicament

八哥 (w)

(bāgē) crested mynah bird (Acridotheres cristatellus)

八哥儿 (w)

(bāgēr) crested mynah bird (Acridotheres cristatellus)

八哥狗 (w)

(bāgēgǒu) pug (breed of dog)

八国联军 (w)

(bāguóliánjūn) Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900

八块腹肌 (w)

(bākuàifùjī) six pack (abdominal muscles)

八大工业国组织 (w)

(bādàgōngyèguózǔzhī) G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)

八婆 (w)

(bāpó) meddling woman; nosy parker (Cantonese)

八字 (w)

(bāzì) the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling

八字形 (w)

(bāzìxíng) shape resembling the character 八 or 8; V-shape; splayed; figure of eight

八字方针 (w)

(bāzìfāngzhēn) policy expressed in eight characters, e.g. 巩固、深化、提高、发展[Gong3 gu4, shen1 hua4, ti2 gao1, fa1 zhan3] "Consolidate, deepen, enhance and grow"; eight-character policy

八字步 (w)

(bāzìbù) step with feet splayed outwards

八字没一撇 (w)

(bāzìméiyīpiě) lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet

八字眉 (w)

(bāzìméi) sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"

八字脚 (w)

(bāzìjiǎo) splayfoot

八字还没一撇 (w)

(bāzìháiméiyīpiě) lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet

八字还没一撇儿 (w)

(bāzìháiméiyīpiěr) lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八; things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet

八字胡 (w)

(bāzìhú) mustache shaped like character 八

八字胡须 (w)

(bāzìhúxū) mustache shaped like character 八

八宿 (w)

(bāsù) Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet

八宿县 (w)

(bāsùxiàn) Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[Chang1 du1 di4 qu1], Tibet

八宝 (w)

(bābǎo) eight treasures

八宝山 (w)

(bābǎoshān) Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing

八宝山革命公墓 (w)

(bābǎoshāngémìnggōngmù) Mt Babao revolutionary cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing

八小时工作制 (w)

(bāxiǎoshígōngzuòzhì) eight hour working day

八岐大蛇 (w)

(bāqídàshé) Yamanato no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)

八带鱼 (w)

(bādàiyú) octopus

八年 (w)

(bānián) eight years

八度 (w)

(bādù) octave

八廓 (w)

(bākuò) Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet

八廓街 (w)

(bākuòjiē) Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet

八德 (w)

(bādé) Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan

八德市 (w)

(bādéshì) Bade or Pate city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan

八成 (w)

(bāchéng) eighty percent; most probably; most likely

八戒 (w)

(bājiè) the eight precepts (Buddhism)

八抬大轿 (w)

(bātáidàjiào) palanquin with eight carriers (idiom); fig. to treat guests with honor

八方 (w)

(bāfāng) the eight points of the compass; all directions

八旗 (w)

(bāqí) Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty

八旗制度 (w)

(bāqízhìdù) Eight banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911

八会穴 (w)

(bāhuìxué) the Eight Strategic Nerve Points

八月 (w)

(bāyuè) August; eighth month (of the lunar year)

八月之光 (w)

(bāyuèzhīguāng) Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉・福克納|威廉・福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4])

八月份 (w)

(bāyuèfèn) August

八极拳 (w)

(bājíquán) Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art

八荣八耻 (w)

(bāróngbāchǐ) Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines

八正道 (w)

(bāzhèngdao) the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)

八步 (w)

(bābù) Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi

八步区 (w)

(bābùqū) Babu district of Hezhou city 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi

八法拳 (w)

(bāfǎquán) Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art

八爪鱼 (w)

(bāzhuǎyú) octopus

八珍汤 (w)

(bāzhēntāng) eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine

八目鳗 (w)

(bāmùmán) lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)

八级工 (w)

(bājígōng) eight grade worker; top-grade worker

八级工资制 (w)

(bājígōngzīzhì) eight grade wage scale (system)

八级风 (w)

(bājífēng) force 8 wind; fresh gale

八美 (w)

(bāměi) Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

八美乡 (w)

(bāměixiāng) Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

八股 (w)

(bāgǔ) an essay in eight parts; stereotyped writing

八苦 (w)

(bākǔ) the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)

八万大藏经 (w)

(bāwàndàzàngjīng) Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

八行书 (w)

(bāhángshū) formal recommendation letter in eight columns

八角 (w)

(bājiǎo) anise; star anise; aniseed; octagonal; Fructus Anisi stellati

八角床 (w)

(bājiǎochuáng) traditional-style canopy bed

八角形 (w)

(bājiǎoxíng) octagon

八角枫 (w)

(bājiǎofēng) alangium

八角茴香 (w)

(bājiǎohuíxiāng) Chinese anise; star anise; Fructus Anisi stellati

八角街 (w)

(bājiǎojiē) Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet; same as 八廓街[Ba1 kuo4 jie1]

八路军 (w)

(bālùjūn) the Eighth Route Army

八进制 (w)

(bājìnzhì) octal

八道江 (w)

(bādàojiāng) Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin

八道江区 (w)

(bādàojiāngqū) Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin

八达岭 (w)

(bādálǐng) Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination

八达通 (w)

(bādátōng) Octopus card (Hong Kong)

八边形 (w)

(bābiānxíng) octagon

八里 (w)

(bālǐ) Pali township in Taipei county 臺北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 xian4], Taiwan

八里乡 (w)

(bālǐxiāng) Pali township in Taipei county 臺北縣|台北县[Tai2 bei3 xian4], Taiwan

八重奏 (w)

(bāchóngzòu) octet (musical ensemble)

八开 (w)

(bākāi) octavo

八面玲珑 (w)

(bāmiànlínglóng) be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)

八面体 (w)

(bāmiàntǐ) octahedron

八音 (w)

(bāyīn) music; (used in advertising instrumental tuition); (archaic) musical instruments made of eight different materials (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲|丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)

八音盒 (w)

(bāyīnhé) musical box