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八

bā

1. 1 eight
2. 2 8

八位元

bā wèi yuán

1. 1 8-bit (computing)

咫

zhǐ

1. 1 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

盆

pén

1. 1 basin
2. 2 flower pot
3. 3 unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dǒu] and 8 升[shēng], approx 128 liters
4. 4 classifier: 個 Gè

任重道远 | 任重道遠

rèn zhòng dào yuǎn

1. 1 a heavy load and a long road
2. 2 fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

妇女节 | 婦女節

Fù nu:3 jié

1. 1 International Women's Day (March 8)

贺拉斯 | 賀拉斯

Hè lā sī

1. 1 Horace, full Latin name Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BC), Roman poet

七律

qī lu:4

1. 1 abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗, verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines

辛丑

xīn chǒu

1. 1 thirty-eighth year H2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1961 or 2021
2. 2 cf 辛丑條約|辛丑条约, Protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the 8-nation intervention after the Boxer uprising

八字

bā zì

1. 1 the character 8 or 八
2. 2 birthdate characters used in fortune-telling

算术级数 | 算術級數

suàn shù jí shù

1. 1 arithmetic series (such as 2+4+6+8+...)

亠

tóu

1. 1 "lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

由��� | 由旬

yóu xún

1. 1 yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles)

保八

bǎo bā

1. 1 to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)

三八节 | 三八節

Sān bā jié

1. 1 International Women's Day (March 8)

川震

Chuān zhèn

1. 1 Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people
2. 2 variant: 四川大地震 Sì Chuān Dà Dì Zhèn

等比级�� | 等比級數

děng bǐ jí shù

1. 1 geometric series (such as 1+2+4+8+...)

等比级数 | 等比級數

děng bǐ jí shù

1. 1 geometric series (such as 1+2+4+8+...)

关东地震 | 關東地震

Guān dōng dì zhèn

1. 1 Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area

西汉 | 西漢

Xī Hàn

1. 1 Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉[Qián Hàn], Former Han Dynasty