八
eight; many; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 12 examplesnumeral
eight; the number 7 plus 1
Standard cardinal number, used for counting quantities.
I have eight comic books.
There are eight students in the classroom.
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The 15th day of the 8th lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This class has eight rows of desks.
Eight is an even number.
numeral
many; numerous; repeated
neutralUsed in fixed collocations to exaggerate quantity, not literal counting.
He repeated it eight times and no one listened.
I've waited for you forever!
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I've thought about this question hundreds of times already.
He has made the same mistake countless times.
The line for this shop stretches extremely far.
noun
surname Ba
Used as a family name, relatively rare in Chinese population.
My teacher's surname is Ba, everyone calls him Teacher Ba.
Is the surname Ba included in the Hundred Family Surnames?