Pinyin initial: "b"

The Pinyin initial "b" is used in the first half of Pinyin syllables. In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, "b" belongs to the group of Pinyin initials which are represented in mnemonics by men. You can visit the Pinyin index to see all Pinyin syllables from this mnemonic group, or to see all Pinyin syllables "b" can appear in.

Mnemonics for b

B is for Beelzebub.

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bèi = b + ei4
bào = b + ao4
carpenter's plane / to plane (woodwork) / to shave off / to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
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bào = b + ao4
= b + a1
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bēn = b + (e)n1
bèn = b + (e)n4
bēn = b + (e)n1
to hurry / to rush / to run quickly / to elope
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bèn = b + (e)n4
to go to / to head for / towards / Taiwan pr. [ben1]
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bēn = b + (e)n1
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= b + a3
to hold; to grasp / to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate / handlebar / classifier: handful, bundle, bunch / classifier for things with handles / (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
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= b + a3
to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle / classifier for small objects: handful
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= b + a4
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bào = b + ao4
to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
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bǎi = b + ai3
to arrange / to exhibit / to move to and fro / a pendulum
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bàn = b + an4
to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression)
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= b + o1
to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch
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bān = b + an1
to pull / to turn (sth) around / to turn around (a situation) / to recoup
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bàn = b + an4
to mix / to mix in / to toss (a salad)
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= b + a1
to peel / to skin / to tear / to pull down / to cling to (sth on which one is climbing) / to dig
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bào = b + ao4
to announce / to inform / report / newspaper / recompense / revenge / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
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