to hope for; to cling to; to stick to
Animated Stroke Order 巴
Stroke Order Diagrams 巴
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HSK Vocabulary: 巴
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 巴 is used in context
1
tā他
zǒng总
shì是
bā巴
jie结
shàng上
sī司
yǐ以
qiú求
jìn晋
shēng升
。
He always flatters his boss for promotion.
2
tā他
shēng生
qì气
dì地
pāi拍
le了
yí一
xià下
bā巴
zhǎng掌
。
He angrily clapped his hands.
3
xiǎo小
māo猫
de的
wěi尾
ba巴
qiào翘
dé得
gāo高
gāo高
de的
。
The kitten's tail is held high.
4
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
de的
wěi尾
ba巴
zài在
yáo摇
。
The puppy's tail is wagging.
5
māo猫
de的
wěi尾
ba巴
hěn很
zhǎng长
，
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
bǎo保
chí持
píng平
héng衡
。
A cat's tail is long and can be used to maintain balance.
6
zhè这
ge个
gù故
shì事
yǒu有
yí一
gè个
chū出
rén人
yì意
liào料
de的
wěi尾
ba巴
，
ràng让
dú读
zhě者
gǎn感
dào到
jīng惊
xǐ喜
。
This story has an unexpected ending, which surprises the readers.
7
wǒ我
bā巴
bù不
dé得
xiàn现
zài在
jiù就
qù去
wán玩
。
I can't wait to go play now.
8
tā他
bā巴
bù不
dé得
zǎo早
diǎn点
xià下
bān班
huí回
jiā家
xiū休
xī息
。
He can't wait to get off work early and go home to rest.
9
mā妈
mā妈
bā巴
bù不
dé得
wǒ我
kuài快
diǎn点
zhǎng长
dà大
，
hǎo好
bāng帮
tā她
fēn分
dān担
jiā家
wù务
。
Mom can't wait for me to grow up quickly so I can help her with the housework.
10
tā他
bā巴
jié结
lǎo老
shī师
，
xiǎng想
de得
dào到
hǎo好
chéng成
jì绩
。
He flatters the teacher, hoping to get good grades.
Information
Traditional巴
Radical巳
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#794
Zhuyinㄅㄚ
Components—
UnicodeU+5DF4
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality