八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 流利級 · Level 5
- the character 8 or 八
- birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
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More words with these characters
八
- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
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- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 三八 sān bā ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ saam1 baat3 International Women's Day 妇女节, 8th March
- 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
- 亡八 wáng bā ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ mong4 baat3 variant of 王八
- 保八 bǎo bā ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄚ bou2 baat3 to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
- 八仙 Bā xiān ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ baat3 sin1 the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 八哥 bā ge ㄅㄚ ˙ㄍㄜ (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
- 八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4 meddling woman
- 八宿 Bā sù ㄅㄚ ㄙㄨˋ baat3 sau3 see 八宿县
- 八度 bā dù ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˋ baat3 dou6 octave
- 八廓 Bā kuò ㄅㄚ ㄎㄨㄛˋ baat3 kwok3 Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
- 八强 八強 bā qiáng ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ baat3 koeng4 (sports) top eight
- 八成 bā chéng ㄅㄚ ㄔㄥˊ baat3 sing4 eighty percent
字
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 字典 zì diǎn ㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi6 din2 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- 字幕 zì mù ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ zi6 mok6 subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
- 字样 字樣 zì yàng ㄗˋ ㄧㄤˋ zi6 joeng6 model or template character
- 字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
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- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 字迹 字跡 zì jì ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˋ zi6 zik1 handwriting
- 字体 字體 zì tǐ ㄗˋ ㄊㄧˇ zi6 tai2 calligraphic style
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 数字 數字 shù zì ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ sou3 zi6 numeral
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 签字 簽字 qiān zì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗˋ cim1 zi2 to sign (one's name)
- 识字 識字 shí zì ㄕˊ ㄗˋ sik1 zi6 to learn to read
- 赤字 chì zì ㄔˋ ㄗˋ cek3 zi6 (financial) deficit
- 错字 錯字 cuò zì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ co3 zi6 incorrect character
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄞˊ se2 zi6 toi2 writing desk
- 简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ gaan2 tai2 zi6 simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
Idioms with these characters
- 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2 (idiom) of great talent
- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 胡诌八扯 胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
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- 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
- 七扭八歪 qī niǔ bā wāi ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄞ cat1 nau2 baat3 waai1 misshapen
- 七手八脚 七手八腳 qī shǒu bā jiǎo ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
- 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān bā guǎi ㄑㄧ ㄨㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄞˇ cat1 waan1 baat3 gwaai2 (idiom) twisting and turning
- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 四邻八舍 四鄰八舍 sì lín bā shè ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 leon4 baat3 se2 (idiom) the whole neighborhood
- 敬惜字纸 敬惜字紙 jìng xī zì zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄗˋ ㄓˇ ging3 sik1 zi6 zi2 to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
- 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6 (idiom) able to read; literate
- 天文数字 天文數字 tiān wén shù zì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ tin1 man4 sou2 zi6 (idiom) astronomical figure
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- 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
- 一字褒贬 一字褒貶 yī zì bāo biǎn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧㄢˇ jat1 zi6 bou1 bin2 lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
- 一字不差 yī zì bù chà ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ jat1 zi6 bat1 caa1 (idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ jat1 zi6 bat1 tai4 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 一字一泪 一字一淚 yī zì yī lèi ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ jat1 zi6 jat1 leoi6 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
- 载酒问字 載酒問字 zài jiǔ wèn zì ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄗˋ zoi3 zau2 man6 zi6 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 剃 了 八字胡 八字鬍 。
He shaved his moustache.
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她 是 个 個 内 內 八字 。
She is pigeon-toed.
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