Definition & Meaning

1.(used at the end of a sentence, implying doubt or supposition)

2.(used at the end of an imperative sentence to soften the tone)

3.(used at the end of a sentence, indicating consent or approval)

4.(used before a pause after each one of a pair of opposite suppositions to imply a dilemma)

Similar-form characters

Characters with ba

bā
ba

ba

吧

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Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

7

Traditional:

吧

Level:

HSK2 NHSK 1 ZW2 Yu Wen 1More

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1
auxiliary word(used at the end of a sentence, implying doubt or supposition)
- dà jiā dōu wán chéng gōng zuò le ba
  大家都完成工作了吧？
  Have you all finished the job?
- zhè yàng bù xíng ba
  这样不行吧？
  I doubt it will do.
- nǐ bù huì bù zhī dào ba
  你不会不知道吧？
  I doubt you don't know.
2
auxiliary word(used at the end of an imperative sentence to soften the tone)
- kuài zǒu ba
  快走吧！
  Please hurry up!
- nǐ rèn zhēn diǎn r ba
  你认真点儿吧。
  Be serious!
- nà jiù xià zhōu ba
  那就下周吧。
  OK. Let's make it next week.
3
auxiliary word(used at the end of a sentence, indicating consent or approval)
- hǎo ba wǒ dā ying nǐ le
  好吧，我答应你了。
  Alright, I promise you.
- jiù zhè yàng ba míng tiān jì xù gàn
  就这样吧，明天继续干。
  Alright, let's continue tomorrow.
4
auxiliary word(used before a pause after each one of a pair of opposite suppositions to imply a dilemma)
- qù ba bù hǎo bù qù ba yě bù hǎo
  去吧，不好；不去吧，也不好。
  Going will not do, but neither will not going.
- dǎ ba dǎ bù xià qù pǎo ba pǎo bù liǎo dí rén zhǐ hǎo tóu xiáng
  打吧，打不下去，跑吧，跑不了，敌人只好投降。
  Unable to fight on or to escape, the enemy were forced to surrender.

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