Ba Zi; fate
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
Ba Zi; eight characters representing one's birth time; destiny
Used in Chinese astrology and fortune-telling. Often has the suffix '儿' in informal speech (八字儿).
Suàn算
mìng命
xiān先
sheng生
xiān先
yào要
le了
wǒ我
de的
shēng生
chén辰
bā八
zì字
。
The fortune teller first asked for my Ba Zi.
Jù据
shuō说
tā他
men们
liǎng两
gè个
rén人
de的
bā八
zì字
hěn很
hé合
。
It is said their Ba Zi are very compatible.
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Lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
rén人
hěn很
kàn看
zhòng重
bā八
zì字
。
The older generation attaches great importance to Ba Zi.
Tā他
qǐng请
rén人
suàn算
le了
yī一
xià下
zì自
jǐ己
de的
bā八
zì字
。
He asked someone to calculate his Ba Zi.
Bā八
zì字
hái还
méi没
yī一
piě撇
ne呢
。
Things aren't even off the ground yet. (idiom, literally: 'not even a stroke of the character eight')