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八

baat3

eight

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Usage

Used as the number eight
Commonly used in counting, times, dates, ages, and quantities
Often appears in everyday expressions involving numbers
Considered a lucky number in Chinese culture

Volume

100%

Speed

Examples

八點鐘開始。
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baat3 dim2 zung1 hoi1 ci2
It starts at eight o’clock.
我買咗八樣嘢。
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ngo5 maai5 zo2 baat3 joeng6 je5
I bought eight things.
佢今年八歲。
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keoi5 gam1 nin4 baat3 seoi3
He is eight years old this year.
今日係八號。
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gam1 jat6 hai6 baat3 hou6
Today is the eighth.

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