爸 (bà) means Father (dad). Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
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From the graded readers
我 爸 爸 是老师，他很忙。
wǒ bàba shì lǎoshī, tā hěn máng.
My dad is a teacher and he's very busy.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family
今天我和 爸 爸 去饭馆吃饭。
jīntiān wǒ hé bàba qù fàn guǎn chīfàn.
Today my dad and I went to a restaurant to eat.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant
爸 爸 说：“你想吃什么？”
bàba shuō:" nǐ xiǎng chī shénme?"
Dad said, "What do you want to eat?"
Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant
下雨的时候， 爸 爸 开车送我。
xiàyǔ de / dì shíhou, bàba kāichē sòng wǒ.
When it rains, dad drives me.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
去年 爸 爸 来看我工作的地方。
qùnián bàba láikàn wǒ gōngzuò de / dì dìfang.
Last year my father came to see where I work.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
今天下雨了，可是 爸 爸 不在家。
jīntiān xiàyǔ le / liǎo / liào, kěshì bàba bùzài jiā.
It rained today, but dad wasn't home.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
爸 爸 在后面扶着车，让我慢慢地骑。
bàba zài hòumian fúzhe chē, ràng wǒ mànmàn dì / de qí.
Dad held the back of the bike and let me ride slowly.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
我家有四个人： 爸 爸 、妈妈、哥哥和我。
wǒ jiā yǒu sì gèrén: bàba, māma, gēge hé wǒ.
There are four people in my family: dad, mum, my older brother and me.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family
我想放弃，可是 爸 爸 说：“再试一次。”
wǒ xiǎng fàngqì, kěshì bàba shuō:" zài shì yīcì."
I wanted to give up, but dad said, "One more go."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
我八岁那年， 爸 爸 买了一辆小自行车给我。
wǒ bā suì nà / nèi nián, bàba mǎile yī liàng xiǎo zìxíngchē gěi wǒ.
The year I was eight, my dad bought me a small bicycle.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
爸 爸 问：“多少钱？”服务员说：“八十块。”
bàba wèn:" duōshao qián?" fúwùyuán shuō:" bāshí kuài."
Dad asked, "How much is it?" The waiter said, "Eighty yuan."
Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant
我看见了 爸 爸 、奶奶和弟弟，他们都在桌子旁边。
wǒ kànjiànle bàba, nǎinai hé dìdi, tāmen dōu zài zhuōzi pángbiān.
I saw my dad, my grandmother and my brother, all round the table.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
我把辞职的想法告诉家里的时候， 爸 爸 非常生气。
wǒ bǎ cízhí de / dì xiǎngfǎ gàosu jiālǐ de / dì shíhou, bàba fēicháng shēngqì.
When I told my family I was thinking of resigning, my father was furious.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
Words that contain 爸
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Questions about 爸
How is 爸 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 爸 (bà, "Father (dad)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 爸 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 爸 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 爸?
The dictionary page for 爸 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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