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eighty percent
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
roads open in all directions
myriad
octavo
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March
16
eight methods of treatment
Notice where 八 sits in each complete thought.
I'll be back by seven or eight o'clock.
Source: Tatoeba #8936387 · CC BY 2.0 FRHis birthday is August 21st.
Source: Tatoeba #432971 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe sum of 5 and 3 is 8.
Source: Tatoeba #1019879 · CC BY 2.0 FRYou are so full of crap!
Source: Tatoeba #6714811 · CC BY 2.0 FRHey, are you really going to work at eight tomorrow?
Source: Tatoeba #2298599 · CC BY 2.0 FRWake me up at eight o'clock.
Source: Tatoeba #5953326 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.