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bā

八bābā
eight
FromLesson 7inHardcore Chinese

Usages of bā

大家dàjiā　都dōu　到dào　了le　吗ma？　我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　出发chūfā　吧ba。dàjiā dōu dào le ma? wǒmen bā diǎn bàn chūfā ba.
Has everyone arrived? Let's set off at eight-thirty.
今天jīntiān　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　的de　电影diànyǐng　票piào　比较bǐjiào　便宜piányi，　别bié　迟到chídào。jīntiān bā diǎn bàn de diànyǐng piào bǐjiào piányi, bié chídào.
Today's eight-thirty movie tickets are relatively cheap; don't be late.
我们Wǒmen　明天míngtiān　在zài　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　开会kāihuì，　您nín　同意tóngyì　这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　吗ma？Wǒmen míngtiān zài bā diǎn bàn kāihuì, nín tóngyì zhè gè ānpái ma?
We’re having a meeting at eight-thirty tomorrow; do you agree with this arrangement?
从Cóng　八bā　点diǎn　到dào　九jiǔ　点diǎn　我wǒ　在zài　图书馆túshūguǎn　学习xuéxí。Cóng bā diǎn dào jiǔ diǎn wǒ zài túshūguǎn xuéxí.
From eight to nine, I study at the library.
电影diànyǐng　八bā　点diǎn　结束jiéshù。diànyǐng bā diǎn jiéshù.
The movie ends at eight.
我们wǒmen　八bā　点diǎn　开始kāishǐ　开会kāihuì。wǒmen bā diǎn kāishǐ kāihuì.
We start the meeting at eight o’clock.
早上zǎoshang　八bā　点diǎn　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　交通jiāotōng　最zuì　拥挤yōngjǐ，　公交车gōngjiāochē　和hé　地铁dìtiě　都dōu　很hěn　满mǎn。zǎoshang bā diǎn shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng zuì yōngjǐ, gōngjiāochē hé dìtiě dōu hěn mǎn.
At eight in the morning the traffic downtown is the most crowded; the buses and subway are all very full.
明天míngtiān　八bā　点diǎn　开始kāishǐ　上课shàngkè，　大家dàjiā　要yào　准时zhǔnshí　到dào　教室jiàoshì。míngtiān bā diǎn kāishǐ shàngkè, dàjiā yào zhǔnshí dào jiàoshì.
Class starts at eight tomorrow; everyone should arrive at the classroom on time.
电影diànyǐng　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　开始kāishǐ，　我们wǒmen　别bié　迟到chídào。diànyǐng bā diǎn bàn kāishǐ, wǒmen bié chídào.
The movie starts at eight-thirty; let’s not be late.
她tā　昨天zuótiān　没有méiyǒu　午睡wǔshuì，　所以suǒyǐ　晚上wǎnshang　八点半bādiǎnbàn　就jiù　想xiǎng　睡觉shuìjiào　了le。tā zuótiān méiyǒu wǔshuì, suǒyǐ wǎnshang bādiǎnbàn jiù xiǎng shuìjiào le.
She didn’t take a nap yesterday, so she wanted to go to sleep as early as eight-thirty.
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