Chinese Conversation · Level 1
86 words
Chinese word
爸
Pronunciation
Pinyinbà
Meaning
- noundad
Example
我给爸打电话。wǒ gěi bà dǎ diàn huà
I called my dad.
More examples
今天晚上我和爸一起吃饭。jīn tiān wǎn shàng wǒ hé bà yì qǐ chī fàn
Tonight, I will eat with my dad.
Core concept
The brief, affectionate name a child uses for the father in the family.
Common phrases
给爸打电话gěi bà dǎ diàn huà
call dad
我爸wǒ bà
my dad
和爸一起吃饭hé bà yì qǐ chī fàn
eat with dad
Similar words
爸爸bà bà: The usual affectionate family name for one's father in spoken Chinese.
父亲fù qīn: A formal way to refer to one's father, especially in written Chinese.
Definition in Chinese
口语中对父亲的称呼，语气亲切，常见于孩子或家人之间，单字可作呼叫也常与其他词组成如“爸妈”。kóu yǔ zhōng duì fù qīn de chēng hū yǔ qì qīn qiè cháng jiàn yú hái zi huò jiā rén zhī jiān dān zì kě zuò hū jiào yě cháng yǔ qí tā cí zǔ chéng rú bà mā
Word origin
The character 爸 (bà, "dad") combines 父 (fù, "father") + 巴 (bā, "sound element"), using the first for meaning and the second to suggest the pronunciation.
Usage tips
- When the family context is clear, Chinese often leaves the possessive unstated, so 爸 (bà, "dad") can refer naturally to the speaker's father.