爸爸(bà ba)

HSK 12 characters

(coll.) father

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 爸爸 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 汤姆没有爸爸

    tāng mǔ méi yǒu bà ba

    Tom doesn't have a dad.

  • 妈妈比爸爸大,

    mā ma bǐ bà ba dà

    Mom is older than Dad.

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