巴 (bā) means Greatly desire (hope). Below are 8 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
小狗高兴地摇尾 巴 。
Xiǎo gǒu gāoxìng de yáo wěiba.
The puppy wagged its tail happily.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 尾巴
这只猫的尾 巴 很长。
Zhè zhī māo de wěiba hěn cháng.
This cat has a long tail.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 尾巴
他为了升职，处处 巴 结领导。
Tā wèile shēngzhí, chùchù bājie lǐngdǎo.
He curries favour with the boss at every turn in order to get promoted.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巴结
他 巴 不得这件麻烦事快点结束。
Tā bābùdé zhè jiàn máfan shì kuài diǎn jiéshù.
He wishes nothing more than for this troublesome business to be over soon.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巴不得
小狗一见到他就亲热地摇尾 巴 。
Xiǎo gǒu yí jiàndào tā jiù qīnrè de yáo wěiba.
The puppy wagged its tail affectionately the moment it saw him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 亲热
我不喜欢 巴 结别人，也不希望别人 巴 结我。
Wǒ bù xǐhuan bājie biéren, yě bù xīwàng biéren bājie wǒ.
I don't like currying favour with people, nor do I want people currying favour with me.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巴结
听说可以提前放假，同学们 巴 不得马上收拾行李。
Tīngshuō kěyǐ tíqián fàngjià, tóngxuémen bābùdé mǎshàng shōushi xíngli.
Hearing the holiday might start early, the students could not wait to pack.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 巴不得
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From the graded readers
然后它摇起了尾 巴 。
ránhòu tā yáo qǐle wěiba.
Then it began to wag its tail.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
Words that contain 巴
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 巴
How is 巴 used in a sentence?
This page shows 8 sentences using 巴 (bā, "Greatly desire (hope)"), 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 巴 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 巴 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 巴?
The dictionary page for 巴 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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