Chinese Word: 呗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

呗 (Trad.: 唄)Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:贝 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 坝

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Pinyin: bài

English Definition:to chant; see 梵呗

Chinese Definition:
①(呗唱)和尚诵经。
②(梵呗)佛教徒念经的声音。

Example Words:

chanting of prayers (Buddhism)

Pinyin: bei

English Definition:modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm; modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way

Chinese Definition:
①助词(a。表示“罢了，不过如此”的意思，如“不懂就学呗”；b。表示同意、命令等语气，跟“吧”相近，如“去就去呗”)。

1		nǐ 你 ràng 让 wǒ 我 chàng 唱 yī gè 一个 bài 呗。 Shenyang Let me sing.
2		bù dǒng 不懂， jiù 就 hǎo hǎo 好好 xué 学 bài 呗。 Don't know? Well, learn to.
3		nà 那 jiù 就 bú yào 不要 yòng jīn 佣金 le 了 bài 呗。 Anne: Forget the commission.
4		wǒ 我？ jiù shì 就是 gōng zuò 工作 bài 呗。 zuì jìn 最近 gōng zuò 工作 dōu 都 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 máng dé 忙得 bù xíng 不行。 Me? Just working. This job has been keeping me busy.
5		tā 他 de 的 zuò pǐn 作品 bài 呗 xǔ duō 许多 píng lùn jiā 评论家 zǐ xì 仔细 fēn xī 分析。 His work has been dissected by many critics.

1		nǐ 你 ràng 让 wǒ 我 chàng 唱 yī gè 一个 bài 呗。 Shenyang Let me sing.
2		bù dǒng 不懂， jiù 就 hǎo hǎo 好好 xué 学 bài 呗。 Don't know? Well, learn to.
3		nà 那 jiù 就 bú yào 不要 yòng jīn 佣金 le 了 bài 呗。 Anne: Forget the commission.
4		wǒ 我？ jiù shì 就是 gōng zuò 工作 bài 呗。 zuì jìn 最近 gōng zuò 工作 dōu 都 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 máng dé 忙得 bù xíng 不行。 Me? Just working. This job has been keeping me busy.
5		tā 他 de 的 zuò pǐn 作品 bài 呗 xǔ duō 许多 píng lùn jiā 评论家 zǐ xì 仔细 fēn xī 分析。 His work has been dissected by many critics.