爸爸

爸爸 bàba in a sentence

Daddy (father - papa)

Full dictionary entry HSK 1 18 sentences

爸爸 (bàba) means Daddy (father - papa). 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

爸爸 是医生。

Wǒ bàba shì yīshēng.

My dad is a doctor.

Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 爸爸

他很像他 爸爸

Tā hěn xiàng tā bàba.

He looks a lot like his father.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 ·

爸爸 每天八点上班。

Bàba měi tiān bā diǎn shàngbān.

Dad goes to work at eight every day.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 上班

爸爸 每天早上看报纸。

Bàba měi tiān zǎoshang kàn bàozhǐ.

Dad reads the newspaper every morning.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 报纸

From the graded readers

爸爸 想吃面条。

bàba xiǎng chī miàn tiáo.

Dad wanted noodles.

Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant

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

Questions about 爸爸

How is 爸爸 used in a sentence?

This page shows 18 sentences using 爸爸 (bàba, "Daddy (father - papa)"), 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.

Is 爸爸 an HSK word?

Yes — 爸爸 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 爸爸?

The dictionary page for 爸爸 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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