Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 尾巴
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
(coll.) large bus; coach; (abbr. for 大型巴士)
嘴巴zuǐbamouth (CL:張|张[zhang1]); slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4])
结尾jiéwěiending; coda; to wind up
巴不得bābudé(coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to
巴结bājieto fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to
巴掌bāzhangpalm of the hand; classifier: slap