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八成

bāchéng

eighty percent; most likely

A person looks at a dark cloud holding a closed umbrella
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Characters in this word

八 bā

Strokes
2
Radical
八 — eight
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

成 chéng

Strokes
6
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
Made of
丁 nail 戈 spear, lance, halberd

Example phrases

  • 从目前的民调看,这项改革八成会通过,但执行细节仍有争议。 Cóng mùqián de míndiào kàn, zhè xiàng gǎigé bāchéng huì tōngguò, dàn zhíxíng xìjié réng yǒu zhēngyì. Judging from the current polls, this reform will most likely pass, but the details of implementation remain controversial.
  • 天这么黑,八成要下雨了。 Tiān zhème hēi, bāchéng yào xià yǔ le. The sky is so dark that it is likely to rain.
  • 他的电话一直打不通,八成是手机没电了。 Tā de diànhuà yìzhí dǎ bù tōng, bāchéng shì shǒujī méi diàn le. His phone keeps going unanswered; most likely the battery has died.

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