Eight-Nation Alliance, involved in a military intervention in northern China in 1900
八行书八行書ba1 hang2 shu1
formal recommendation letter in eight columns
八会穴八會穴ba1 hui4 xue2
the eight influential points (acupuncture)
八级风八級風ba1 ji2 feng1
force 8 wind; fresh gale
八级工八級工ba1 ji2 gong1
grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale); top-grade worker
八级工资制八級工資制ba1 ji2 gong1 zi1 zhi4
eight grade wage scale (system)
八极拳八極拳ba1 ji2 quan2
Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art
八角八角ba1 jiao3
anise; star anise; aniseed; octagonal; Fructus Anisi stellati
八角床八角床ba1 jiao3 chuang2
traditional-style canopy bed
八角枫八角楓ba1 jiao3 feng1
alangium
八角茴香八角茴香ba1 jiao3 hui2 xiang1
Chinese anise; star anise; Fructus Anisi stellati
八角街八角街ba1 jiao3 jie1
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet; same as 八廓街
八角形八角形ba1 jiao3 xing2
octagon
八戒八戒ba1 jie4
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
八进制八進制ba1 jin4 zhi4
octal
八九不离十八九不離十ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2
pretty close; very near; about right
八开八開ba1 kai1
octavo
八苦八苦ba1 ku3
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)
八块腹肌八塊腹肌ba1 kuai4 fu4 ji1
six pack (abdominal muscles)
八廓八廓ba1 kuo4
Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
八廓街八廓街ba1 kuo4 jie1
Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
八老八老ba1 lao3
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, abbr. for 八大元老
八里八里ba1 li3
Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
八里乡八里鄉ba1 li3 xiang1
Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
八路军八路軍ba1 lu4 jun1
the Eighth Route Army
八美八美ba1 mei3
Bamay in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
八美乡八美鄉ba1 mei3 xiang1
Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
八面玲珑八面玲瓏ba1 mian4 ling2 long2
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
八面体八面體ba1 mian4 ti3
octahedron
八目鳗八目鰻ba1 mu4 man2
lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)
八婆八婆ba1 po2
meddling woman; nosy parker (Cantonese)
八旗八旗ba1 qi2
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
八岐大蛇八岐大蛇ba1 qi2 da4 she2
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
八旗制度八旗制度ba1 qi2 zhi4 du4
Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911
八旗子弟八旗子弟ba1 qi2 zi3 di4
child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility); (fig.) privileged brat
八荣八耻八榮八恥ba1 rong2 ba1 chi3
Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines
八声杜鹃八聲杜鵑ba1 sheng1 du4 juan1
(bird species of China) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)
八十八十ba1 shi2
eighty; 80
八十天环游地球八十天環遊地球ba1 shi2 tian1 huan2 you2 di4 qiu2
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne 儒勒·凡爾納|儒勒·凡尔纳
八宿八宿ba1 su4
Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区, Tibet
八宿县八宿縣ba1 su4 xian4
Baxoi county, Tibetan: Dpa' shod rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区, Tibet
八抬大轿八抬大轎ba1 tai2 da4 jiao4
palanquin with eight carriers (idiom); fig. to treat guests with honor
八万大藏经八萬大藏經ba1 wan4 da4 zang4 jing1
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom); fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
八仙湖八仙湖ba1 xian1 hu2
see 草海
八仙桌八仙桌ba1 xian1 zhuo1
old fashioned square table to seat eight people
八相成道八相成道ba1 xiang4 cheng2 dao4
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
八小时工作制八小時工作制ba1 xiao3 shi2 gong1 zuo4 zhi4
eight-hour working day
八一建军节八一建軍節ba1 yi1 jian4 jun1 jie2
see 建軍節|建军节
八一五八一五ba1 yi1 wu3
15th August; refers to Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
八音八音ba1 yin1
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)
八音盒八音盒ba1 yin1 he2
musical box
八月八月ba1 yue4
August; eighth month (of the lunar year)
八月份八月份ba1 yue4 fen4
August
八月之光八月之光ba1 yue4 zhi1 guang1
Light in August (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳)
八珍汤八珍湯ba1 zhen1 tang1
eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
八正道八正道ba1 zheng4 dao5
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
八爪鱼八爪魚ba1 zhua3 yu2
octopus
八字八字ba1 zi4
the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
八字步八字步ba1 zi4 bu4
step with feet splayed outwards
八字方针八字方針ba1 zi4 fang1 zhen1
the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by 李富春 in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"; a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan
八字还没一撇八字還沒一撇ba1 zi4 hai2 mei2 yi1 pie3
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
八字还没一撇儿八字還沒一撇兒ba1 zi4 hai2 mei2 yi1 pie3 er5
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
八字胡八字鬍ba1 zi4 hu2
mustache shaped like character 八
八字胡须八字鬍鬚ba1 zi4 hu2 xu1
mustache shaped like character 八
八字脚八字腳ba1 zi4 jiao3
splayfoot
八字眉八字眉ba1 zi4 mei2
sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"
八字没一撇八字沒一撇ba1 zi4 mei2 yi1 pie3
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom); fig. things have not even begun to take shape; no sign of success yet
八字形八字形ba1 zi4 xing2
shape resembling the character 八 or 8; V-shape; splayed; figure of eight
白领八哥白領八哥bai2 ling3 ba1 ge1
(bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)
百儿八十百兒八十bai3 er2 ba1 shi2
about a hundred; a hundred or so
半斤八两半斤八兩ban4 jin1 ba1 liang3
not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
保八保八bao3 ba1
to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
才高八斗才高八斗cai2 gao1 ba1 dou3
of great talent (idiom)
常青藤八校常青藤八校chang2 qing1 teng2 ba1 xiao4
Ivy League
朝鲜八道朝鮮八道chao2 xian3 ba1 dao4
the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea
丑八怪醜八怪chou3 ba1 guai4
ugly person
党八股黨八股dang3 ba1 gu3
drab, stereotypical Communist Party writing style
低八度低八度di1 ba1 du4
an octave lower (music)
二八二八er4 ba1
16; sixteen
二八佳人二八佳人er4 ba1 jia1 ren2
16-year-old beauty
二十八宿二十八宿er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4
the twenty-eight constellations
高八度高八度gao1 ba1 du4
an octave higher (music)
高丽八万大藏经高麗八萬大藏經gao1 li2 ba1 wan4 da4 zang4 jing1
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
横七竖八橫七豎八heng2 qi1 shu4 ba1
in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)
胡扯八溜胡扯八溜hu2 che3 ba1 liu1
to talk nonsense
胡说八道胡說八道hu2 shuo1 ba1 dao4
to talk rubbish
胡诌八扯胡謅八扯hu2 zhou1 ba1 che3
to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
黄帝八十一难经黃帝八十一難經huang2 di4 ba1 shi2 yi1 nan4 jing1
Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
家八哥家八哥jia1 ba1 ge1
(bird species of China) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)
夹七夹八夾七夾八jia1 qi1 jia1 ba1
completely mixed up; in a muddle
江八点江八點jiang1 ba1 dian3
"Jiang Zemin's eight-point formula" (for resuming a dialog with Taiwan)
金冠树八哥金冠樹八哥jin1 guan1 shu4 ba1 ge1
(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)
九一八事变九一八事變jiu3 yi1 ba1 shi4 bian4
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria; also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变
块儿八毛塊兒八毛kuai4 er5 ba1 mao2
one yuan or less; around 80 cents or one dollar
腊八节臘八節la4 ba1 jie2
Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month
腊八粥臘八粥la4 ba1 zhou1
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
蓝八色鸫藍八色鶇lan2 ba1 se4 dong1
(bird species of China) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)
蓝背八色鸫藍背八色鶇lan2 bei4 ba1 se4 dong1
(bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)
蓝翅八色鸫藍翅八色鶇lan2 chi4 ba1 se4 dong1
(bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis)
蓝枕八色鸫藍枕八色鶇lan2 zhen3 ba1 se4 dong1
(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)
栗头八色鸫栗頭八色鶇li4 tou2 ba1 se4 dong1
(bird species of China) rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi)
炼丹八卦炉煉丹八卦爐lian4 dan1 ba1 gua4 lu2
eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality; symbol of the alchemist's art; Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
林八哥林八哥lin2 ba1 ge1
(bird species of China) great myna (Acridotheres grandis)
零八宪章零八憲章ling2 ba1 xian4 zhang1
Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008
六合八法六合八法liu4 he2 ba1 fa3
Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art
乱七八糟亂七八糟luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; at sixes and sevens
绿胸八色鸫綠胸八色鶇lv4 xiong1 ba1 se4 dong1
(bird species of China) hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)
摸八圈摸八圈mo1 ba1 quan1
to play mahjong
内八字脚內八字腳nei4 ba1 zi4 jiao3
intoeing; pigeon toes; knock-knees
廿八躔廿八躔nian4 ba1 chan2
the twenty-eight constellations; also written 二十八宿
女大十八变女大十八變nv3 da4 shi2 ba1 bian4
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom); fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
批八字批八字pi1 ba1 zi4
to have one's fortune read; system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle)
七荤八素七葷八素qi1 hun1 ba1 su4
confused; distracted
七老八十七老八十qi1 lao3 ba1 shi2
in one's seventies (age); very old (of people)
七零八落七零八落qi1 ling2 ba1 luo4
(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
七零八碎七零八碎qi1 ling2 ba1 sui4
bits and pieces; scattered fragments
七扭八歪七扭八歪qi1 niu3 ba1 wai1
misshapen; crooked; uneven (idiom)
七拼八凑七拼八湊qi1 pin1 ba1 cou4
assembled at random; a motley collection
七七八八七七八八qi1 qi1 ba1 ba1
almost; nearing completion; bits and piece; of all kinds
七上八落七上八落qi1 shang4 ba1 luo4
see 七上八下
七上八下七上八下qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4
at sixes and sevens; perturbed state of mind; in a mess
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
三十八度线三十八度線san1 shi2 ba1 du4 xian4
38th parallel; dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
生辰八字生辰八字sheng1 chen2 ba1 zi4
one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch
十八十八shi2 ba1
eighteen; 18
十有八九十有八九shi2 you3 ba1 jiu3
most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
十之八九十之八九shi2 zhi1 ba1 jiu3
most likely; mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10); vast majority
双辫八色鸫雙辮八色鶇shuang1 bian4 ba1 se4 dong1
(bird species of China) eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei)
说七说八說七說八shuo1 qi1 shuo1 ba1
after all
四邻八舍四鄰八捨si4 lin2 ba1 she4
the whole neighborhood
四面八方四面八方si4 mian4 ba1 fang1
in all directions; all around; far and near
四平八稳四平八穩si4 ping2 ba1 wen3
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四通八达四通八達si4 tong1 ba1 da2
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
四仰八叉四仰八叉si4 yang3 ba1 cha1
sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
唐宋八大家唐宋八大家tang2 song4 ba1 da4 jia1
Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩
天龙八部天龍八部tian1 long2 ba1 bu4
Demigods and Semi-Devils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations
外八字脚外八字腳wai4 ba1 zi4 jiao3
splayed feet
外八字腿外八字腿wai4 ba1 zi4 tui3
bow legs; bandy legs
万儿八千萬兒八千wan4 er5 ba1 qian1
ten thousand or almost ten thousand
王八王八wang2 ba1
tortoise; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel; pimp
亡八亡八wang2 ba1
variant of 王八
王八蛋王八蛋wang2 ba1 dan4
bastard (insult); son of a bitch
王八犊子王八犢子wang2 ba1 du2 zi5
see 王八羔子
王八羔子王八羔子wang2 ba1 gao1 zi5
son of a bitch; bastard
忘八忘八wang4 ba1
see 王八
忘八旦忘八旦wang4 ba1 dan4
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
忘八蛋忘八蛋wang4 ba1 dan4
turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb)
污七八糟污七八糟wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1
variant of 烏七八糟|乌七八糟
乌七八糟烏七八糟wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1
everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess; obscene; dirty; filthy
五行八作五行八作wu3 hang2 ba1 zuo1
all the trades; people of all trades and professions
五花八门五花八門wu3 hua1 ba1 men2
myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
仙八色鸫仙八色鶇xian1 ba1 se4 dong1
(bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)