八字
bā zì
Pinyin

Definition

八字
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bā zì
  1. the character 8 or 八
  2. birthdate characters used in fortune-telling

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

八
bā
  1. 1 eight
  2. 2 8
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 symbol
  3. 3 character
  4. 4 word
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 6 courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字
shù zì
  1. 1 numeral
  2. 2 digit
  3. 3 number
  4. 4 figure
  5. 5 amount
  6. 6 digital (electronics etc)
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
文字
wén zì
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 script
  3. 3 writing
  4. 4 written language
  5. 5 writing style
  6. 6 phraseology
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
七七八八
qī qī bā bā
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearing completion
  3. 3 bits and piece
  4. 4 of all kinds
七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
  1. 1 at sixes and sevens
  2. 2 perturbed state of mind
  3. 3 in a mess
三八
sān bā
  1. 1 International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 stupid
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
  1. 1 myriad
  2. 2 all kinds of
  3. 3 all sorts of
八佰伴
Bā bǎi bàn
  1. 1 Yaohan retail group
八十
bā shí
  1. 1 eighty
  2. 2 80
八卦
bā guà
  1. 1 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng]
  2. 2 gossip
  3. 3 gossipy
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
  1. 1 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
八婆
bā pó
  1. 1 meddling woman
  2. 2 nosy parker (Cantonese)
八宝粥
bā bǎo zhōu
  1. 1 rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
八戒
bā jiè
  1. 1 the eight precepts (Buddhism)
八方
bā fāng
  1. 1 the eight points of the compass
  2. 2 all directions
八月
Bā yuè
  1. 1 August
  2. 2 eighth month (of the lunar year)
八角
bā jiǎo
  1. 1 anise
  2. 2 star anise
  3. 3 aniseed
  4. 4 octagonal
  5. 5 Fructus Anisi stellati

Idioms (20)

一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
  1. 1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
  1. 1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
  2. 2 concise and powerful style
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
  1. 1 misshapen
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
  1. 1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
  1. 1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
才高八斗
cái gāo bā dǒu
  1. 1 of great talent (idiom)

Sample Sentences

首先是遵照八字与五行的搭配，简单的说，五行有金木水火土，如果八字中缺了某种元素，就在名字中帮忙补齐。
shǒuxiān shì zūnzhào bāzì yǔ wǔxíng de dāpèi ，jiǎndān de shuō ，wǔxíng yǒu jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ ，rúguǒ bāzì zhōng quē le mǒuzhǒng yuánsù ，jiù zài míngzi zhōng bāngmáng bǔ qí 。
First is to match it to the birth date characters and the five phases. Simply speaking, the five phases are metal, wood, water, fire and earth, if among the birth date characters a particular element is missing, this will be compensated for in the characters of the name.
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我还是觉得这些说法实在是太无依无据了。命运是要靠自己掌握的，而不是靠生辰八字来决定的。就拿看手相来说，手上的纹路难道就一定代表着一个人的命运走向吗？还有那个解梦大法，我做个梦就预示着我要中大奖，这实在是没什么道理的。
wǒ háishì juéde zhèxiē shuōfa shízài shì tài wúyīwújù le 。mìngyùn shì yào kào zìjǐ zhǎngwò de ，ér bùshì kào superstitions lái juédìng de 。jiù ná kàn shǒuxiàng láishuō ，shǒushàng de wénlù nándào jiù yīdìng dàibiǎo zhe yī ge rén de mìngyùn zǒuxiàng ma ？háiyǒu nàge jiěmèng dàfǎ ，wǒ zuò ge mèng jiù yùshì zhe wǒ yào zhòng dàjiǎng ，zhè shízài shì méi shénme dàolǐ de 。
I still think there's just no proof or evidence for this stuff. Only you can determine the course of your life-- it's not fixed by your birth date! Just take palm-reading as an example. Do you really believe that the wrinkles in your hand can represent the course of your entire life? And then there's dream interpretation-- I have a dream that predicts I'll win a big prize. There's no logic behind that.
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你别急，遇到我你就有救了，先坐下，我仔细看看你的八字，凡事都有解。
nǐ bié jí ，yùdào wǒ nǐ jiù yǒujiù le ，xiān zuòxia ，wǒ zǐxì kànkàn nǐ de bāzì ，fánshì dōu yǒu jiě 。
Don't panic, you're in luck that you met me, first sit down, I'll have a look at your birth date characters, everything has a solution.
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这八字还没一撇呢。你说到哪里去了，我还没确定让他做我老公的人选呢。不过既然你那么了解星座论，那再跟我说说处女座的性格是怎么样的？还有处女座喜欢什么样的人？
zhè bāzìháiméiyīpiě ne 。nǐ shuō dào nǎlǐ qù le ，wǒ hái méi quèdìng ràng tā zuò wǒ lǎogōng de rénxuǎn ne 。bùguò jìrán nǐ nàme liǎojiě xīngzuò lùn ，nà zài gēn wǒ shuōshuo chǔnǚzuò de xìnggé shì zěnmeyàng de ？háiyǒu chǔnǚzuò xǐhuan shénmeyàng de rén ？
I'm not at that stage yet! No matter what you say, I'm still not sure he's a candidate to be my husband. However, since you understand astrology so well, tell me what a Virgo's personality is like. What kind of people do Virgos like?
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动作也很不雅，不是挖鼻子就是挖耳朵。走路还外八字。
dòngzuò yě hěn bùyǎ ，bùshì wā bízi jiùshì wā ěrduo 。zǒulù hái wàibāzì 。
Her behavior wasn't very elegant, either, and she was always picking her nose or ears. She also walked with her toes pointed out.
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老公，孩子的名字我们自己起吧。不要让你妈算什么生辰八字，又迷信又难听。
lǎogōng ，háizi de míngzi wǒmén zìjǐ qǐ ba 。bù yào ràng nǐ mā calculate shénme shēngchénbāzì ，yòu míxìn yòu nántīng 。
Darling, let's think of a name for the baby by ourselves. Let's not have your mom look at the eight characters that express the baby's birth. It's superstitious, and the names sound bad.
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八字不是一撇一捺吗？八字没一撇，就是没头绪，没办法！是一句俗语。
bāzì bùshì yī piě yī nà ma ？bāzì méi yīpiě ，jiùshì méi tóuxù ，méi bànfǎ ！shì yī jù súyǔ 。
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八字没一撇？什么意思？
bāzì méi yīpiě ？shénme yìsi ？
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哎，别提了，八字还没一撇呢！
ai ，bié tí le ，bāzì hái méi yīpiě ne ！
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天哪，为什么那么多人都能找到自己的伴侣，我却八字还没一撇。真是受刺激！
tiānnǎ ，wèishénme nàme duō rén dōu néng zhǎodào zìjǐ de bànlǚ ，wǒ què bāzìháiméiyīpiě 。zhēnshì shòu cìjī ！
Oh man, why are so many people able to find a mate while I haven't even gotten started? It's really upsetting!
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