吧

baㄅㄚ˙

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TOCFL 1

Meaning

Meanings

1
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
2
...right?
3
...OK?
4
...I presume.

Examples

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你應該去睡覺了吧。

You should sleep.

你是在跟我開玩笑吧？！

Are you freaking kidding me?!

去踢足球吧。

Let's play soccer.

合同已经到手了，那就出去庆祝一下吧。

合同已經到手了，那就出去慶祝一下吧。

The contract is in the bag, so let's go out and celebrate.

你想走的时候就走吧。

你想走的時候就走吧。

Go when you want.

Grammar

Grammar using 吧

吧

Suggestion particle 吧 (ba) · A1 · TOCFL a1

还是…吧

Suggesting the better option with 还是…吧 · A2 · TOCFL a2

Characters

Character breakdown

口

kǒu

mouth

Related: 吧

酒吧

jiǔ bā

bar (place to buy drinks)

Stroke practice

Practice writing 吧

Characters

simplified script

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