| 1 | 八 | 八 | bā | ba1 | eight; 8 | | |
| 2 | 八十 | 八十 | bā shí | ba1 shi2 | eighty; 80 | | |
| 3 | 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) | | |
| 4 | 八月 | 八月 | bā yuè | Ba1 yue4 | August; eighth month (of the lunar year) | | |
| 5 | 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 | | |
| 6 | 八字 | 八字 | bā zì | ba1 zi4 | the character 8 or 八 ; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling | | |
| 7 | 八步 | 八步 | bā bù | Ba1 bu4 | Babu district of Hezhou city 贺州市 , Guangxi | | |
| 8 | 八疸 | 八疸 | bā dǎn | ba1 dan3 | eight (types of) jaundices (TCM) | | |
| 9 | 八带鱼 | 八帶魚 | bā dài yú | ba1 dai4 yu2 | octopus | | |
| 10 | 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 | | |
| 11 | 八大菜系 | 八大菜系 | bā dà cài jì | ba1 da4 cai4 ji4 | The eight major cuisines | | |
| 12 | 八达通 | 八達通 | bā dá tōng | Ba1 da2 tong1 | Octopus card (Hong Kong smart card for electronic payments) | | |
| 13 | 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 | | |
| 14 | 八重奏 | 八重奏 | bā chóng zòu | ba1 chong2 zou4 | octet (musical ensemble) | | |
| 15 | 八字形 | 八字形 | bā zì xíng | ba1 zi4 xing2 | shape resembling the character 八 or 8; V-shape; splayed; figure of eight | | |
| 16 | 八步区 | 八步區 | bā bù qū | Ba1 bu4 qu1 | Babu district of Hezhou city 贺州市 , Guangxi | | |
| 17 | 八边形 | 八邊形 | bā biān xíng | ba1 bian1 xing2 | octagon | | |
| 18 | 八辈子 | 八輩子 | bā bèi zi | ba1 bei4 zi5 | (fig.) a long time | | |
| 19 | 八倍体 | 八倍體 | bā bèi tǐ | ba1 bei4 ti3 | octoploid | | |
| 20 | 八宝眼药 | 八寶眼藥 | bā bǎo yǎn yào | ba1 bao3 yan3 yao4 | eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM) | | |
| 21 | 八宝山革命公墓 | 八寶山革命公墓 | bā bǎo shān gé mìng gōng mù | Ba1 bao3 Shan1 Ge2 ming4 Gong1 mu4 | Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing | | |
| 22 | 八宝丹 | 八寶丹 | bā bǎo dān | ba1 bao3 dan1 | eight-jewel elixir (TCM) | | |
| 23 | 八般头风 | 八般頭風 | bā bān tóu fēng | ba1 ban1 tou2 feng1 | (TCM) eight kinds of "head wind" (headache) | | |
| 24 | 八拜之交 | 八拜之交 | bā bài zhī jiāo | ba1 bai4 zhi1 jiao1 | sworn brotherhood; intimate friendship | | |
| 25 | 八佰伴 | 八佰伴 | bā bǎi bàn | Ba1 bai3 ban4 | Yaohan retail group | | |