巴 | Chinese meaning

巴【bā】

to long for
to wish
to cling to
to stick to
sth that sticks
close to
next to
spread open
informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]
bar (unit of pressure)
nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail

Generated definitions (experimental)

to long for

This meaning conveys a deep desire or yearning for something.

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I always long to return to my hometown.

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She particularly longs for her friends.

to wish

This meaning indicates a desire for something to happen.

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I wish it would rain tomorrow.

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They wish to win the match.

to cling to

This meaning refers to holding onto something physically or emotionally.

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The child clings tightly to his mother's hand.

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She still clings to memories of the past.

to stick to

This meaning describes an action where something adheres or attaches to another object.

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The sticker sticks to the wall.

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I used glue to stick the photo to the paper.

sth that sticks

This refers to something that is sticky or adheres easily.

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This candy is stuck to my hand.

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The painted wall easily has things stick to it.

close to

Used to express proximity or nearness in a physical or metaphorical sense.

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He is sitting close to me.

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This viewpoint is close to my thoughts.

next to

Similar to "close to," indicating adjacency or immediate proximity.

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My room is next to the kitchen.

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He lives next to the school.

spread open

This meaning describes the action of opening something widely, such as a book or a flower.

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She spread the book open to read.

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The petals spread open under the sunlight.

informal abbr. for bus 巴士

This usage refers to a colloquial term for a bus, commonly used in conversation.

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We are taking the bus to work today.

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The bus is very punctual, which is great.

bar (unit of pressure)

This refers to the unit of measurement for pressure in various scientific contexts.

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The barometer shows a pressure of one bar.

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This experiment needs to be conducted under two bars of pressure.

nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴

This is used to form nouns, particularly related to physical objects or parts.

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The kitten's tail is very long.

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The dog's tail wags very quickly.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to long for somethingbus (informal abbreviation)to cling tightlyto stick closelyto be close to someoneto stick togetherto cling in a pitiful mannerthe size of a palmto be a little bit clingyto hold on and not let goto stick closely/flat againsta nagging or whining voice