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八bāeight

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八 (bā) means "eight," the number 8. It is used in counting, ages, times, dates, and prices, usually with a measure word before a noun, as in 八个人 (eight people), 八点 (eight o'clock), and 八岁 (eight years old). It stays first tone in normal speech.

What does 八 mean?

  1. 1.

    eightnumeral

What does the character 八 mean?

  • 八eight

How do you use 八?

Before a noun, 八 needs a measure word, as in 八个人 or 八本书.

Patterns

  • 八 + measure word + noun

    我有八本书。

    Wǒ yǒu bā běn shū.

    I have eight books.

What are some examples of 八 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    我八点上班。

    Wǒ bā diǎn shàngbān.

    I start work at eight.

  2. HSK 1

    他的儿子八岁。

    Tā de érzi bā suì.

    His son is eight years old.

  3. HSK 3

    我们班一共有八本书。

    Wǒmen bān yígòng yǒu bā běn shū.

    Our class has eight books in total.

How is 八 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你家有几口人？

    Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?

    How many people are in your family?

  2. Speaker B:

    八口人，爷爷奶奶也和我们住。

    Bā kǒu rén, yéye nǎinai yě hé wǒmen zhù.

    Eight. My grandparents live with us too.

  3. Speaker A:

    这么多人！房子大吗？

    Zhème duō rén! Fángzi dà ma?

    So many people! Is the house big?

  4. Speaker B:

    很大，有五间房间。

    Hěn dà, yǒu wǔ jiān fángjiān.

    Very big. It has five rooms.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.