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三八 (sān bā): International Women's Day (March 8) (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

三八 consists of 2 characters.

三 • sān • three • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

sān三

three

八 • bā • eight • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

bā八

eight

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Pinyinsān bā

MeaningInternational Women's Day (March 8); gossipy person (slang)

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Example Sentences with 三八

Sān三

yuè月

bā八

rì日

shì是

sān三

bā八

fù妇

nǚ女

jié节

。

March 8th is International Women's Day.

Tā她

zhēn真

shì是

gè个

sān三

bā八

，

zǒng总

ài爱

dǎ

Gōng公

sī司

wèi为

qìng庆

zhù祝

sān三

bā八

jié节

gěi给

打

tīng听

bié别

rén人

de的

sī私

shì事

。

She is such a gossip, always prying into others' private matters.

nǚ

女

yuán员

gōng工

fàng放

le了

bàn半

tiān天

jià假

。

The company gave female employees a half-day off to celebrate Women's Day.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 三八.

Words with 三

再三zài sānagain and again; repeatedly
丢三落四diū sān là sìforgetful
三维sān wéiThree-dimensional
三角sān jiǎoTriangle / triangular
三番五次sān fān wǔ cìRepeatedly / Over and over again
举一反三jǔ yī fǎn sāndraw inferences about other cases from one instance
接二连三jiē èr lián sānone after another / in quick succession
朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìchange one's mind repeatedly / be indecisive

Words with 八

八卦bā guàGossip
八成bā chéngEighty percent
七嘴八舌qī zuǐ bā shéEveryone talking at once / Noisy discussion
乱七八糟luàn qī bā zāoin a mess / chaotic

五花八门

wǔ huā bā mén

numerous and varied / all sorts of

四通八达sì tòng bā dáwell-connected

四面八方sì miàn bā fāngall directions / from all sides

八十bā shíeighty