| 八珍汤 | bā zhēn tāng | eight-treasure decoction, tonic formula used in Chinese medicine |
| 八目鳗 | bā mù mán | lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae) |
| 八级工 | bā jí gōng | eight grade worker; top-grade worker |
| 八级工资制 | bā jí gōng zī zhì | eight grade wage scale (system) |
| 八级风 | bā jí fēng | force 8 wind; fresh gale |
| 八美 | Bā měi | Bamay in Dawu County 道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 八美乡 | Bā měi xiāng | Bamei or Bamay township in Dawu County 道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 八苦 | bā kǔ | the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism) |
| 八万大藏经 | bā wàn dà zàng jīng | Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea |
| 八行书 | bā háng shū | formal recommendation letter in eight columns |
| 八角床 | bā jiǎo chuáng | traditional-style canopy bed |
| 八角形 | bā jiǎo xíng | octagon |
| 八角枫 | bā jiǎo fēng | alangium |
| 八角茴香 | bā jiǎo huí xiāng | Chinese anise; star anise |
| 八角街 | Bā jiǎo jiē | Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet; same as 八廓街 |
| 八进制 | bā jìn zhì | octal |
| 八道江 | Bā dào jiāng | Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin |
| 八道江区 | Bā dào jiāng qū | Badaojiang district in Baishan city 白山市, Jilin |
| 八达岭 | Bā dá lǐng | Badaling, a particular section of the Great Wall that is a favorite tourist destination |
| 八达通 | Bā dá tōng | Octopus card (Hong Kong) |
| 八里 | Bā lǐ | Pali township in Taipei county 台北县, Taiwan |
| 八里乡 | Bā lǐ xiāng | Pali township in Taipei county 台北县, Taiwan |
| 八重奏 | bā chóng zòu | octet (musical ensemble) |
| 八开 | bā kāi | octavo |
| 八面玲珑 | bā miàn líng lóng | be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) |
| 八面体 | bā miàn tǐ | octahedron |
| 八音 | bā yīn | music; (used in advertising instrumental tuition); (archaic) musical instruments made of eight different materials (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹) |
| 八音盒 | bā yīn hé | musical box |
| 六合八法 | liù hé bā fǎ | Liuhe Bafa - "Six Harmonies, Eight Methods" - Martial Art |
| 十八 | shí bā | eighteen; 18 |
| 半斤八两 | bàn jīn bā liǎng | not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee |
| 唐宋八大家 | Táng Sòng bā dà jiā | Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gonghe 曾巩 |
| 四平八稳 | sì píng bā wěn | everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary |
| 块儿八毛 | kuàir bā máo | one yuan or less; around 80 cents or one dollar |
| 外八字脚 | wài bā zì jiǎo | splayed feet |
| 外八字腿 | wài bā zì tuǐ | bow legs; bandy legs |
| 天龙八部 | tiān lóng bā bù | Demigods, semidevils, wuxia (武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations |
| 夹七夹八 | jiā qī jiā bā | completely mixed up; in a muddle |
| 常青藤八校 | cháng qīng téng bā xiào | Ivy League |
| 廿八躔 | niàn bā chán | the twenty-eight constellations; also written 二十八宿 |
| 忘八旦 | wàng bā dàn | turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) |
| 忘八蛋 | wàng bā dàn | turtle's egg (highly offensive when directed at sb) |
| 批八字 | pī bā zì | to have one's fortune read; system of fortune telling based on a person's date and time of birth, according to 干支 (sexagenary cycle) |
| 朝鲜八道 | Cháo xiǎn bā dào | the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea |
| 横七竖八 | héng qī shù bā | in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom) |
| 正经八百 | zhèng jīng bā bǎi | sincere; serious |
| 正骨八法 | zhèng gǔ bā fǎ | the eight methods of bone setting; Chinese osteopathy |
| 江八点 | jiāng bā diǎn | "Jiang Zemin's eight-point formula" (for resuming a dialog with Taiwan) |
| 污七八糟 | wū qī bā zāo | everything in disorder; in a hideous mess; obscene; dirty; filthy (idiom); also written 乌七八糟 |
| 乌七八糟 | wū qī bā zāo | everything in disorder; in a hideous mess; obscene; dirty; filthy (idiom) |
