八成

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Mandarin [edit]

simpl. and trad.

Etymology [edit]

Literally "eight one-tenths; "eighty percent".

Noun [edit]

八成 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bāchéng)

  1. eighty percent

Adverb [edit]

八成 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bāchéng)

  1. (colloquial) most likely

Synonyms [edit]

References [edit]

  • 2005, Yu Feng; Zhijie Jia, Jie Cai, Yaohua Shi, Judith M. Amory, Pop Chinese: A Cheng & Tsui Handbook Of Contemporary Colloquial Expressions (Cheng & Tsui Asian Dictionary Series) (话是这么说:中国当代流行语手册) (in English/Chinese), Boston: Cheng & Tsui, ISBN 0-88727-424-2:
  • 2007, Jiequn Li; Jieming Li, Yong'an Gao, Junying Ma, Jian Leng, C.L. Shannon, Pingchao Gu, Andrew Gluckman, Popular Chinese Expressions (流行汉语), edition Latest (in English/Mandarin), Beijing: Sinolingua, ISBN 978-7-80200-100-8: