| 1 | 八 | 八 | bā | ba1 | eight; 8 | | |
| 2 | 十八 | 十八 | shí bā | shi2 ba1 | eighteen; 18 | | |
| 3 | 八十 | 八十 | bā shí | ba1 shi2 | eighty; 80 | | |
| 4 | 八路军 | 八路軍 | bā lù jūn | Ba1 lu4 jun1 | Eighth Route Army, the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) | | |
| 5 | 八月 | 八月 | bā yuè | Ba1 yue4 | August; eighth month (of the lunar year) | | |
| 6 | 二十八 | 二十八 | èr shí bā | er4 shi2 ba1 | twenty eight; 28 | | |
| 7 | 八旗 | 八旗 | bā qí | Ba1 qi2 | Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 后金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty | | |
| 8 | 四面八方 | 四面八方 | sì miàn bā fāng | si4 mian4 ba1 fang1 | in all directions; all around; far and near | | |
| 9 | 八字 | 八字 | bā zì | ba1 zi4 | the character 8 or 八 ; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling | | |
| 10 | 第八 | 第八 | dì bā | di4 ba1 | eighth | | |
| 11 | 三八 | 三八 | sān bā | san1 ba1 | International Women's Day 妇女节 , 8th March; foolish; stupid | | |
| 12 | 七手八脚 | 七手八腳 | qī shǒu bā jiǎo | qi1 shou3 ba1 jiao3 | (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically) | | |
| 13 | 丈八蛇矛 | 丈八蛇矛 | zhàng bā shé máo | zhang4 ba1 she2 mao2 | ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺 in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body | | |
| 14 | 七大姑八大姨 | 七大姑八大姨 | qī dà gū bā dà yí | qi1 da4 gu1 ba1 da4 yi2 | distant relatives | | |
| 15 | 八带鱼 | 八帶魚 | bā dài yú | ba1 dai4 yu2 | octopus | | |
| 16 | 八大元老 | 八大元老 | bā dà yuán lǎo | Ba1 Da4 Yuan2 lao3 | "the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CCP, namely 邓小平 , 陈云 , 李先念 , 彭真 , 杨尚昆 , 薄一波 , 王震 , and 宋任穷 ; abbr. to 八老 | | |
| 17 | 八步 | 八步 | bā bù | Ba1 bu4 | Babu district of Hezhou city 贺州市 , Guangxi | | |
| 18 | 八疸 | 八疸 | bā dǎn | ba1 dan3 | eight (types of) jaundices (TCM) | | |
| 19 | 八达岭 | 八達嶺 | bā dá lǐng | Ba1 da2 ling3 | Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination | | |
| 20 | 八边形 | 八邊形 | bā biān xíng | ba1 bian1 xing2 | octagon | | |
| 21 | 八辈子 | 八輩子 | bā bèi zi | ba1 bei4 zi5 | (fig.) a long time | | |
| 22 | 八倍体 | 八倍體 | bā bèi tǐ | ba1 bei4 ti3 | octoploid | | |
| 23 | 猪八戒 | 豬八戒 | zhū bā jiè | Zhu1 Ba1 jie4 | Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西游记 , with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake; Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation | | |
| 24 | 八宝丹 | 八寶丹 | bā bǎo dān | ba1 bao3 dan1 | eight-jewel elixir (TCM) | | |
| 25 | 八般头风 | 八般頭風 | bā bān tóu fēng | ba1 ban1 tou2 feng1 | (TCM) eight kinds of "head wind" (headache) | | |