八 bā HSK 1 前 2000 名 最常用的 2,000 个词之一 eight
王八 wáng ba 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 1. softshell turtle2. cuckold3. (old) male owner of a brothel
胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 to talk rubbish
八卦 bā guà HSK 7–9 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 1. the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经[yì jīng]2. gossip3. gossipy
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo HSK 7–9 前 5000 名 最常用的 5,000 个词之一 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
1. International Women's Day 妇女节[fù nǚ jié], 8th March2. foolish3. stupid
1. August2. eighth month (of the lunar year)
(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
(idiom) all directions; all around
1. most likely2. mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)3. vast majority
1. the character 8 or 八2. birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
1. an assortment2. a bit of everything3. lots of different (skills)
1. most likely2. mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)3. vast majority
1. not much to choose between the two2. tweedledum and tweedledee
1. everything in disorder (idiom)2. in a hideous mess3. obscene4. dirty+1 条 +2 条 1. serious2. earnest3. real4. true+1 条 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén HSK 7–9 1. myriad2. all kinds of3. all sorts of
1. pretty close2. very near3. about right
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
1. eighty percent2. most probably3. most likely
1. anise2. star anise3. aniseed4. octagonal+1 条 +2 条 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
1. the eight points of the compass2. all directions
1. in one's seventies (age)2. very old (of people)
the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四通八达 四通八達 sì tōng bā dá HSK 7–9 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
1. almost2. nearing completion3. bits and piece4. of all kinds+1 条 1. an essay in eight parts2. stereotyped writing
Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900
eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
1. (sports) top eight2. quarterfinals
1. the eight precepts (Buddhism)2. see 猪八戒[zhū bā jiè]
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 后金[hòu jīn] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
1. 80 years; one's eighties2. 80 days
1. ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)2. the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories3. music
shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
International Women's Day (March 8)