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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

八 [bā]
  1. 1. numeral eight

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

八 [bā]
  1. 1. numeral eight
    八公斤
    eight kilos
    八个班
    eight classes
    八班
    the eighth class; class 8
    我们寝室住了八位同学。
    那儿有八辆车。
    我们是八团十三营的。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

八 [bā]
  1. 1. 数 数目，七加一的和。
  2. 2. "八"的大写是"捌"。
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Examples

我倒了八辈子霉了。
I couldn't have worse luck. or I'm up to my neck in trouble. → 八辈子
他身高一米八。
He is 180 centimetres in height. → 身高
二四得八。 → 得
我还没一米八。 → 没
八自乘得六十四。 → 自乘
Ten minus two leaves eight.
十减二得八。 → leave
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
六，七，八，九，十。 → eight
seven point eight per cent
百分之七点八 → point

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