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吧

ba

particle for suggestions (let's…) or guesses (…right?)

HSK 1 · Topic “Food” Particles & suffixes
particle for suggestions (let's…) or guesses (…right?)
Memory picture

Character

吧 ba

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 巴 to cling
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 你是学生吧? Nǐ shì xuésheng ba? You're a student, right?
  • 我们走吧。 Wǒmen zǒu ba. Let's go.
  • 你是老师吧? Nǐ shì lǎoshī ba? You're a teacher, aren't you?
  • 休息一会儿吧。 Xiūxi yíhuìr ba. Let's rest for a while.
  • 他不知道吧? Tā bù zhīdào ba? He doesn't know, right?
  • 外边很冷,进来吧! Wàibian hěn lěng, jìnlái ba! It's cold outside, come in!
  • 喝一杯茶吧。 Hē yì bēi chá ba. Have a cup of tea.
  • 先吃饭吧。 Xiān chīfàn ba. Eat first.
  • 老师很忙吧? Lǎoshī hěn máng ba? The teacher is busy, right?
  • 明天会下雨吧。 Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ ba. It will probably rain tomorrow.

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