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吧 (ba): particle indicating suggestion, confirmation, or hesitation

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 1auxiliary

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
particle indicating suggestion, confirmation, or hesitation
Characters
1
Part of speech
auxiliary
HSK level
HSK 1
Strokes
7
Radical
口
Structure
左右结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
  • ...right?
  • ...OK?
  • ...I presume.
  • (modal particle) used at the end of a sentence to indicate a suggestion, request, or proposal
  • (modal particle) used at the end of a sentence to express agreement or concession, meaning 'all right' or 'OK'
  • (modal particle) used at the end of a sentence to indicate uncertainty or a tentative guess
  • used to soften the tone of a command or statement

Chinese explanation

  • 用在句子末尾,表示建议、请求、命令或猜测的语气。例如:我们走吧
  • 快点吧
  • 你是学生吧。
  • 也可以用在句子中间,表示停顿或犹豫,如:我吧,不太想去。

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7 strokes

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Example sentences

!

Let's go!

,。

All right, I agree with your plan.

。

He probably won't come, I guess.

?

This should be the correct answer, right?

。

Let's take a break.

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