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爸爸

bà ba · ba ba

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Old HSK 1Measure words: 个 gè, 位 wèi

Meaning

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  1. (coll.) father; dad
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Hiking with Dad

  1. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)爸爸(bàba)带(dài)我(wǒ)去(qù)爬山(páshān)。

    Yesterday my dad took me hiking.

  2. Dengdeng

    爬山(páshān)很(hěn)累(lèi)吧(ba)？

    Hiking is tiring, right?

  3. Liangliang

    很(hěn)累(lèi)，可是(kěshì)爸爸(bàba)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)前面(qiánmiàn)等(děng)我(wǒ)。

    Very tiring, but Dad was always waiting up ahead.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)爸爸(bàba)一定(yīdìng)走(zǒu)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

    Your dad must walk very fast.

  5. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，爸爸(bàba)是(shì)坐(zuò)缆车(lǎnchē)上去(shàngqù)的(de)，在(zài)山顶(shāndǐng)等(děng)我(wǒ)。

    No, Dad took the cable car up and waited for me at the top.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)是(shì)哈(hā)佛(fó)大(dà)学(xué)毕(bì)业(yè)的(de)。

My father graduated from Harvard University.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)明(míng)年(nián)春(chūn)天(tiān)就(jiù)要(yào)退(tuì)休(xiū)了(le)。

My father is retiring next spring.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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爸
bà

father; dad

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