八
Character Breakdown
Radical: 八 (no. 12)
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- eight
- 8
Example Sentences
八点上班。
Bā diǎn shàngbān
Start work at eight o'clock
Words Containing 八
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 三八 | sān bā | International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March | |
| 丘八 | qiū bā | soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.) | |
| 三八线 | sān bā xiàn | thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea | |
| 七七八八 | qī qī bā bā | almost | |
| 七上八下 | qī shàng bā xià | at sixes and sevens | |
| 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] | |
| 七嘴八舌 | qī zuǐ bā shé | lively discussion with everybody talking at once | |
| 七扭八歪 | qī niǔ bā wāi | misshapen | |
| 七拼八凑 | qī pīn bā còu | assembled at random |
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Related Words
三大纪律八项注意(Sān Dà Jì lǜ Bā Xiàng Zhù yì)— the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
→丷(bā)— "eight" component in Chinese characters
→九三学社(Jiǔ sān Xué shè)— Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CPC
→乾(qián)— old variant of 乾[qian2]
→Grammar Notes
Basic Sentence Order (SVO)HSK 1
Subject + (Time) + (Place) + Verb + Object
Time Expression PlacementHSK 1
Subject + Time + Verb + Object (or) Time + Subject + Verb + Object
Duration ComplementHSK 2
Subject + Verb + 了 + Duration (+ Object)
From...To (从...到)HSK 2
从 + Starting Point + 到 + Ending Point
就 and 才 (Then/Only then)HSK 2
Subject + (Time/Condition) + 就/才 + Verb
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HSK & Exam Info
HSK 2.0: Level 2HSK 3.0: Level 1
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