Character

巴

ba HSK 5

bā HSK 4

巴 ba HSK 5

Words using 巴 as ba (2)

1 嘴巴 zuǐ ba — mouth HSK 5
- 嘴 mouth, the main semantic component
- 巴 colloquial suffix without specific meaning
Example

请闭上你的嘴巴。

qǐng bì shàng nǐ de zuǐ ba

Please close your mouth.
2 尾巴 wěi ba — tail HSK 5
- 尾 tail (main meaning)
- 巴 suffix (complements 尾)
Example

那只狗摇着尾巴很开心。

nà zhī gǒu yáo zhe wěi ba hěn kāi xīn

That dog is wagging its tail happily.

巴 bā HSK 4

1. to hope for; to long for; to expect
2. to cling closely to; to press against
3. to stick to; to adhere
4. something stuck or encrusted on another object
5. (dial.) to be close to; to be near
6. (northern Mandarin) ①to open wide (eyes) ②to crack; to split open
7. name of a Zhou-dynasty state in what is now eastern Sichuan and the Chongqing area
8. [suffix] added after nominal elements: e.g. 尾巴 (northern Mandarin), 泥巴/盐巴 (southwestern Mandarin), 嘴巴 (Wu)
9. a surname
10. bar (non-SI unit of pressure, symbol bar; 1 bar = 100,000 Pa)
11. bus (public transport vehicle)

Words using 巴 as bā (4)

1 大巴 dà bā — bus HSK 4
- 大 large, big
- 巴 shortened form of 巴士 (bus)
Example

明天早上八点有一辆大巴去机场。

míng tiān zǎo shàng bā diǎn yǒu yī liàng dà bā qù jī chǎng

There's a bus going to the airport at 8 AM tomorrow morning.
2 巴不得 bā bu dé — to be dying to; to be only too anxious to; to eagerly wish HSK 7
- 巴 expresses strong desire or eagerness; an intensifier showing longing
- 不 part of the fixed idiomatic expression; does not function as simple negation here
- 得 completes the idiomatic expression; contributes to the meaning of 'obtaining' one's wish
Example

他巴不得马上回家。

tā bā bu dé mǎ shàng huí jiā

He is dying to go home immediately.
3 巴掌 bā zhǎng — slap HSK 7
- 巴 colloquial prefix suggesting physical contact
- 掌 palm (of the hand)
Example

她生气地给了他一巴掌。

tā shēng qì de gěi le tā yī bā zhǎng

She angrily gave him a slap.
4 巴结 bā jie — to curry favor with HSK 7
- 巴 cling to
- 结 connect
Example

他总是巴结老板。

tā zǒng shì bā jie lǎo bǎn

He always curries favor with the boss.

Structure & writing

巴 bā — to hope for; to long for; to expect

Xpinyin

巴 is a component in 9 characters

HSK 1

吧 ba sentence-final particle softening tone of imperatives; expressing suggestion, consultation, command, or request 爸 bà (colloq.) dad; father

HSK 2

色 sè color; visual impression produced by light emitted or reflected from objects

HSK 3

把 bǎ to hold; to grasp 爬 pá to crawl; to creep (of insects, reptiles, or people moving on hands and feet)

HSK 5

肥 féi fat; containing much fat (opposite of 'lean'; generally not used for people except in 肥胖, 减肥)

HSK 7

疤 bā scar left after a wound or sore heals 芭 bā see 芭蕉, a herbaceous plant with broad leaves; its fruit, similar to a banana, is edible 靶 bǎ target used for shooting practice

巴 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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