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巴

bā · ba/Bā · ba

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Meaning

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bā 巴

  1. to long for
  2. to wish
  3. to cling to
  4. to stick to
  5. sth that sticks
  6. close to
  7. next to
  8. spread open
  9. informal abbr. for bus 巴士 (bā shì)
  10. bar (unit of pressure)
  11. nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴 (wěi ba), tail

Bā 巴

  1. Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)
  2. abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing
  3. surname Ba
  4. abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian
  5. abbr. for Pakistan
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Day off plans

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)放假(fàngjià)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)计划(jìhuà)？

    Tomorrow is a day off. What are your plans?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)巴不得(bābude)睡(shuì)一整天(yīzhěngtiān)！

    I can not wait to sleep all day!

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)巴不得(bābude)！可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)要(yào)搬家(bānjiā)。

    Me too! But I have to move house.

  4. Liangliang

    搬家(bānjiā)？我(wǒ)来(lái)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)吧(ba)！

    Moving? Let me help you!

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！中午(zhōngwǔ)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Thanks! I will treat you to lunch.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)猫(māo)紧(jǐn)紧(jǐn)巴(bā)在(zài)妈(mā)妈(ma)身(shēn)边(biān)，不(bù)肯(kěn)走(zǒu)开(kāi)。

The kitten clung tightly to its mother and refused to move away.

02

他(tā)巴(bā)不(bu)得(de)明(míng)天(tiān)就(jiù)去(qù)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)。

He can't wait to go traveling tomorrow.

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