八仙

Bāxiān
proper noun #53,316

Meanings

  1. 1 the Eight Immortals of Daoist legend

Examples

HSK 3
Bāxiān lǐ zhǐyǒu Hé Xiāngū shì nǚ de.
He Xiangu is the only woman among the Eight Immortals.
HSK 5
Chuánshuō Bāxiān guò Dōnghǎi de shíhou méiyou zuòchuán, gèzì yòng le zìjǐ de fǎbǎo.
Legend says that when the Eight Immortals crossed the Eastern Sea they took no boat: each used a magic treasure of their own.

Tips

culture
The eight are 吕洞宾, 何仙姑, 铁拐李, 汉钟离, 张果老, 蓝采和, 韩湘子 and 曹国舅. Their sea crossing gave the saying 八仙过海,各显神通 "the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing their own powers".
usage
A 八仙桌 is the old-style square table that seats eight, two to a side.

Stroke Order

八 bā
仙 xiān