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八卦 (bā guà): Gossip (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

八卦 consists of 2 characters.

divinatory symbol; one of the eight trigrams

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Pinyinbā guà

MeaningGossip

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun, Adjective

Word八卦

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3.

How to Use 八卦 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 八卦 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith新闻

bā八

guà卦

xīn新

wén闻

neutral

gossip news

Verb + Complementwith一下

bā八

guà卦

yī一

xià下

Verb + Objectwith聊

liáo聊

bā八

guà卦

informalSpoken

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

bā八

guà卦

informalSpoken

Noun + Nounwith阵

bā八

guà卦

zhèn阵

formalWritten

4.

Example Sentences with 八卦

tā她

xǐ喜

huān欢

kàn看

bā八

guà卦

xīn新

informal

Spoken

gossip a bit

chat about gossip

very gossipy

Eight Trigrams formation

wén闻

。

She likes to read gossip news.

bàng办

ōng公

shì室

lǐ里

zǒng总

yǒu有

rén人

xǐ喜

huān欢

chuán传

bō播

bā八

guà卦

。

There are always people in the office who like to spread gossip.

tā他

duì对

nà那

xiē些

yú娱

lè乐

quān圈

de的

bā八

guà卦

xiāo消

xī息

xiàng向

lái来

bú不

xiè屑

yí一

gù顾

。

He has always disdained those gossipy news about the entertainment industry.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

yǒu有

méi没

yǒu有

tīng听

dào到

shén什

me么

guān关

yú于

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

bā八

guà卦

？

Have you heard any gossip about the new project recently?

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

lǐ里

zǒng总

yǒu有

rén人

ài爱

liáo聊

tóng同

shì事

de的

bā八

guà卦

。

There are always people in the office who like to gossip about colleagues.

wǒ我

cóng从

bù不

cān参

yù与

nà那

xiē些

háo毫

wú无

gēn根

jù据

de的

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

bā八

guà卦

。

I never participate in those baseless office gossip.

suī虽

rán然

bā八

guà卦

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men们

yìng应

bì避

miǎn免

chuán传

bō播

bù不

shí实

xìn信

xī息

。

Although gossip is interesting, we should avoid spreading false information.

bié别

zhěng整

tiān天

dǎ打

tīng听

bié别

rén人

de的

bā八

guà卦

，

duō多

guān关

zhù注

zì自

jǐ己

de的

shì事

qíng情

ba吧

。

Don't spend all day prying into other people's gossip; focus more on your own affairs.

wǔ午

xiū休

shí时

，

tóng同

shì事

men们

cháng常

jù聚

zài在

yì一

qǐ起

xián闲

liáo聊

gè各

zhǒng种

bā八

guà卦

。

During lunch breaks, colleagues often gather to chat about all kinds of gossip.

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