八九

bājiǔ

number #23,241

Meanings

1 eight or nine
2 approximately eight or nine
3 in most cases; about right (in fixed phrases)

Characters

Examples

他现在大概八九岁的样子。

Tā xiànzài dàgài bājiǔ suì de yàngzi.

He looks to be about eight or nine years old now.

这件事十有八九是他做的。

Zhè jiàn shì shíyǒubājiǔ shì tā zuò de.

In all likelihood, he is the one who did this.

Tips

usage

八九 appears in common fixed expressions: 八九不离十 (very close to the mark; roughly right) and 十之八九 / 十有八九 (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10; most likely). These idioms use 八九 to mean 'the vast majority.'

Stroke Order

八 bā

九 jiǔ