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爸爸 bàba

爸爸 bàba Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 爸爸 bàba .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bàba | ba4 ba5
English translation
(informal) father
CL:
>[gè], wèi [wèi]

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Traditional form

爸爸 bàba

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 爸爸 bàba

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

父巴

Number of Strokes

8

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

父巴

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 爸爸 bàba

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爸爸 bàba yòng 铁锹 tiě qiāo fān 花园 huā yuán de .

Dad uses a spade to dig the garden.

爸爸 bàba , chā 一句 yī jù . 怎么 zěnme huì gǎo Cuò Ān Dōng 索非亚 Suǒ fēi yà ?

Lorelai: " I'm sorry . Dad, how do you mix up Anton and Sophia ? "

zhè 小姑娘 hōng 爸爸 bàba gěi mǎi le jiàn Xīn 衣服 yīfu .

The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.

吃饭 chī fàn shí , 爸爸 bàba de 工作 gōngzuò shì qiē ròu .

At the dinnertable, father's job is to carve the meat.

爸爸 bàba bēn , bēn de shì 孩子 háizi !

Dad's sweating blood for you!

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