Meaning
(suff. for certain nouns); to hope; to wish; Palestinian; Palestine (abbrev.); Pakistan (abbrev.)
Chinese: 盼望、紧贴，也常用于音译和地名。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ba” becomes a different word in each tone. 巴 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 嘴巴zuǐ bamouth (; slap in the face
- 尾巴wěi batail; colloquial pr.
- 巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach
- 大巴dà bā(coll.) large bus; coach
- 巴不得bā bu de(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
Example Sentence
我们坐大巴去旅行。Wǒ men zuò dà bā qù lǚ xíng.We take a coach to travel.
我们Wǒ menwe坐zuòto sit大巴dà bā(coll.) large bus去qùto go旅行lǚ xíngto travel。