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ba Pinyin Tones, Characters and Words

Learn ba pinyin visually. Compare ba through eight, pull, hold, dad, and the ba particle. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.

八、拔、把、爸、吧五条声调路径。 点击上方知识球,可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。

Lesson type

tone paths

声调变化

Language

English + 中文

Beginner friendly

Inside this lesson

5 characters · 5 words

Audio included

Tone guide

The tones of ba

Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.

first tone

第一声

high and flat

second tone

第二声

rising

third tone

第三声

down, then up

fourth tone

第四声

quickly falling

ba

light tone

轻声

light and short

Characters

Common Chinese characters for ba

The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.

the number eight

数字八

to pull out

向外拉出来

to hold; also a grammar marker

用手拿住;也常作把字句

dad / father

爸爸,父亲

ba

sentence particle for suggestion or confirmation

句末语气词,表示建议或确认

Useful words

Build vocabulary with ba

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八个

bā ge

eight items

数量是八

拔萝卜

bá luó bo

to pull out a radish

把萝卜从地里拉出来

把手

bǎ shou

a handle you pull with your hand

门或抽屉上用手拉的地方

爸爸

bà ba

dad / father

父亲,爸爸

走吧

zǒu ba

let's go

用来提出一起行动的建议

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