| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 八 | bā | eight; 8 | |
| 八佰伴 | Bā bǎi bàn | Yaohan retail group | |
| 八寶 | 八宝 | bā bǎo | eight treasures |
| 八倍體 | 八倍体 | bā bèi tǐ | octoploid |
| 八邊形 | 八边形 | bā biān xíng | octagon |
| 八成 | bā chéng | eighty percent; most probably; most likely | |
| 八達嶺 | 八达岭 | Bā dá lǐng | Badaling |
| 八帶魚 | 八带鱼 | bā dài yú | octopus |
| 八德 | Bā dé | (N) Pate (city in Taiwan) | |
| 八度 | bā dù | octave | |
| 八方 | bā fāng | the eight points of the compass; all directions | |
| 八分音符 | bā fēn yīn fú | quaver; eighth note | |
| 八哥 | bā gē | crested myna | |
| 八哥兒 | 八哥儿 | bā gē ér | myna |
| 八股 | bā gǔ | eight -part essay; stereotyped writing | |
| 八卦 | bā guà | the Eight Diagrams | |
| 八卦掌 | bā guà zhǎng | baguazhang (Chinese martial art) | |
| 八國聯軍 | 八国联军 | bā guó lián jūn | the Eight Power Allied Force |
| 八會穴 | 八会穴 | bā huì xué | the Eight Strategic Nerve Points |
| 八級風 | 八级风 | bā jí fēng | force 8 wind; fresh gale |
| 八級工 | 八级工 | bā jí gōng | eight grade worker; top-grade worker |
| 八級工資制 | 八级工资制 | bā jí gōng zī zhì | eight grade wage scale (system) |
| 八角 | bā jiǎo | anise; star anise; aniseed; octagonal | |
| 八角楓 | 八角枫 | bā jiǎo fēng | alangium |
| 八進制 | 八进制 | bā jìn zhì | octal |
| 八九不離十 | 八九不离十 | bā jiǔ bù lí shí | pretty close; very near; about right |
| 八開 | 八开 | bā kāi | octavo |
| 八廓 | Bā kuò | (N) Barkhor (pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet) | |
| 八里鄉 | 八里乡 | Bā lǐ xiāng | (N) Pali (village in Taiwan) |
| 八路軍 | 八路军 | bā lù jūn | the Eighth Route Army |
| 八面玲瓏 | 八面玲珑 | bā miàn líng lóng | be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) |
| 八目鰻 | 八目鳗 | bā mù mán | lamprey |
| 八年 | bā nián | eight years | |
| 八旗 | bā qí | the "Eight Banners" (military organization in Qing Dynasty) | |
| 八千 | bā qiān | eight thousand; 8000 | |
| 八十 | bā shí | eighty; 80 | |
| 八宿 | Bā sù | (N) Basu (place in Tibet) | |
| 八天 | bā tiān | eight-day; eight days | |
| 八仙 | bā xiān | the Eight Immortals | |
| 八仙桌 | bā xiān zhuō | old fashioned square table to seat eight people | |
| 八小時工作制 | 八小时工作制 | bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì | eight hour working day |
| 八一 | Bā yī | Bayi (August 1, anniversary of Nanchang Uprising) | |
| 八一火箭籃球俱樂部 | 八一火箭篮球俱乐部 | Bā yī huǒ jiàn lán qiú Jù lè bù | Bayi Rockets |
| 八月 | bā yuè | eighth month; August | |
| 八字 | bā zì | character 8; Eight Characters | |
| 百兒八十 | 百儿八十 | bǎi ér bā shí | about a hundred; a hundred or so |
| 半斤八兩 | 半斤八两 | bàn jīn bā liǎng | not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee |
| 第八 | dì bā | eighth | |
| 第八十 | dì bā shí | eightieth | |
| 第十八 | dì shí bā | eighteenth | |
| 二十八號 | 二十八号 | èr shí bā hào | 28th day of the month |
| 胡笳十八拍 | Hú jiā shí bā pāi | Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute | |
| 胡說八道 | 胡说八道 | hú shuō bā dào | (adj) babbling; (n) nonsense; blather; guff; waffle; (vi) blather; haver |
| 江八點 | 江八点 | jiāng bā diǎn | "Jiang Zemin's eight-point formula" (for resuming a dialog with Taiwan) |
| 亂七八糟 | 乱七八糟 | luàn qī bā zāo | (idiom) in a mess |
| 米海爾八世 | 米海尔八世 | Mǐ hǎi ěr bā shì | Michael VIII Palaiologos |
| 南昌八一足球俱樂部 | 南昌八一足球俱乐部 | Nán chāng Bā yī zú qiú Jù lè bù | Nanchang Bayi |
| 七嘴八舌 | qī zuǐ bā shé | (saying) a discussion with everybody talking at once | |
| 十八 | shí bā | eighteen; 18 | |
| 四面八方 | sì miàn bā fāng | in all directions; all around; far and near | |
| 外八字腿 | wài bā zì tuǐ | (n) bowed legs; bandy legs | |
| 五花八門 | 五花八门 | wǔ huā bā mén | myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of |
| 邪惡八魔陣 | 邪恶八魔阵 | Xié è bā mó zhèn | Circle of Eight |
| 羊八井 | Yáng bā jǐng | Yangbajing |
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