爸爸
bàba
dad, father
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 我爸爸是医生。My dad is a doctor.
- 爸爸,谢谢你。Thank you, dad.
Collocations
爸爸妈妈我爸爸爸的
Mnemonic
爸爸 bàba "dad" — reduplication of 爸 (father 父 + phonetic 巴). Affectionate; formal "father" is 父亲 fùqīn. Note tone sandhi: 4th + neutral.
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