罢 bà
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 罒 — net, network
- Made of
- 罒 net, network 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
罢了
bàle
that is all; merely; just
Characters in this word
了 le
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他所谓的道歉不过是公关危机下的表演罢了，并没有真正承担责任。 Tā suǒwèi de dàoqiàn búguò shì gōngguān wēijī xià de biǎoyǎn bàle, bìng méiyǒu zhēnzhèng chéngdān zérèn. His so-called apology was merely a performance under a PR crisis; he did not truly take responsibility.
- 我只是开个玩笑罢了，你别生气。 Wǒ zhǐshì kāi ge wánxiào bàle, nǐ bié shēngqì. I was just making a joke, so don't be angry.
- 这没什么了不起的，不过是运气好罢了。 Zhè méi shénme liǎobuqǐ de, búguò shì yùnqi hǎo bàle. It's nothing special, just a bit of good luck.
Related words
- 罢工 bàgōng to strike; strike
- 罢免 bàmiǎn to remove from office; to dismiss
- 罢休 bàxiū to stop; to let the matter drop
- 了 le particle for a completed action or a change
- 除了 chúle except; besides
- 极了 jíle extremely (after adjectives)
- 了 le already (completed action or change)
- 为了 wèile for (purpose)
- 了不起 liǎobuqǐ amazing
- 了解 liǎojiě to understand; to know about
- 受不了 shòubùliǎo cannot stand
- 不得了 bùdéliǎo extremely; serious