巴 比 妥

bā bǐ tuǒdictionary entry

barbitone / barbital

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

巴比妥巴比妥 [ba1 bi3 tuo3] /barbitone/barbital/

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Reference information

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Character information

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巴
bā
to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[bā shì] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wěi ba], tail
Bā
Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) / the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality / surname Ba / (bound form) abbr. for 巴勒斯坦[Bā lè sī tǎn] (Palestine), 巴基斯坦[Bā jī sī tǎn] (Pakistan) or 巴西[Bā xī] (Brazil)
比
bī
See the full entry for source details.
bǐ
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
Bǐ
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí]
妥
tuǒ
suitable / adequate / ready / settled

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