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eight
HSK 1
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经 / gossip / gossipy
HSK 7-9
(idiom) all directions; all around
HSK 7-9
(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
HSK 7-9
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
HSK 7-9
in disorder / at sixes and sevens (idiom)
HSK 7-9
myriad / all kinds of / all sorts of
HSK 7-9
August
(idiom) sprawled out on one's back
at sixes and sevens / perturbed state of mind / in a mess
Octopus card (Hong Kong smart card for electronic payments)
grade 8 worker (highest on the eight grade wage scale) / top-grade worker
the character 8 or / birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
octahedron
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节, 8th March / foolish / stupid
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
16 / sixteen
soldier (from the two components of the character) (derog.)
the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
the eight points of the compass / all directions
eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises
eighty / 80
eighty percent / most probably / most likely
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
one eighth
(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
(idiom) of great talent
octave
almost / nearing completion / bits and piece / of all kinds
Babaoshan, a hill in Shijingshan District, Beijing, site of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery 八寶山革命公墓|八宝山革命公墓
G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)
Charter 08, PRC pro-democracy petition of December 2008
eighteen / 18
most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) / fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
8-bit (computing)
an assortment / a bit of everything / lots of different (skills)
Eight Honors and Eight Shames, PRC official moral guidelines
anise / star anise / aniseed / octagonal / Fructus Anisi stellati
serious / earnest / real / true
softshell turtle / cuckold / (old) male owner of a brothel
to talk rubbish
(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
assembled at random / a motley collection
meddling woman / nosy parker (Cantonese)
Yaohan retail group
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority
divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date
sworn brotherhood / intimate friendship
Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination
mustache shaped like character
bits and pieces / scattered fragments
in one's seventies (age) / very old (of people)
very serious / solemn
(coll.) one thousand or almost one thousand
15th August, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in 1945
about a hundred / a hundred or so
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
(idiom) twisting and turning / (idiom) tricky and complicated
completely mixed up / in a muddle
everything in disorder (idiom) / in a hideous mess / obscene / dirty / filthy
formal recommendation letter in eight columns
misshapen / crooked / uneven (idiom)
lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom) / fig. greatly reduced / substantially scaled back
August / eighth month (of the lunar year)
TEM-8 or Test for English Majors-Band 8, highest level proficiency test for English major students in PRC (abbr. for 英語專業八級考試|英语专业八级考试)
shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal , stone , clay , leather , silk 絲|丝, wood , gourd , bamboo ) / the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories / music
ugly person
musical box
eight methods of treatment (TCM)
see 王八
octopus
the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
quarterfinals
Ba Fa Quan "Eight Methods" - Martial Art
Bagua Mountain, Taiwan
child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility) / (fig.) privileged brat
eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the three Su's 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩
Eight Treasures Rice, Chinese rice pudding dessert usually made with eight types of candied fruits, nuts, seeds etc, popular during the Lunar New Year
Chinese anise / star anise / Fructus Anisi Stellati
the Mukden or Manchurian Railway Incident of 18th September 1931 used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria / also known as Liutiaogou incident 柳條溝事變|柳条沟事变
(sports) top eight / quarterfinals
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, abbr. for 八大元老
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar

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