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吧
ba
1.
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
2.
...right?
3.
...OK?
4.
...I presume.
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (19)
吧主
bāzhǔ
message board moderator or administrator
吧台
bātái
counter of a bar (pub)
吧唧
bājī
(onom.) squishing sound
吧唧
bāji
to smack one's lips
吧嗒
bāda
(onom.) patter, splatter, click
吧女
bānǚ
barmaid
吧托
bātuō
scam girl
摸吧
mōbā
touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
泡吧
pàobā
to spend time in a bar (alcohol, Internet etc)
爆吧
bàobā
spam flooding
网吧
wǎngbā
Internet café
贴吧
tiēbā
electronic message board
迪吧
díbā
disco (coll.)
酒吧
jiǔbā
bar
吧托女
bātuōnǚ
scam girl
大氧吧
dàyǎngbā
source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves)
吧唧吧唧
bājibāji
(onom.) smacking the lips
迪斯科吧
dísīkēbā
discotheque
你看着办吧
nǐkànzhebànba
You figure it out for yourself.
Example Sentences (10)
妈妈，你看那只狗多可爱，眼睛大大的，嘴小小的，我们买回去吧。
Māma, nǐ kàn nà zhī gǒu duō kě'ài, yǎnjing dà dà de, zuǐ xiǎo xiǎo de, wǒmen mǎi huíqù ba.
Mom, look how cute that dog is. Its eyes are big and its mouth is small. Let's buy it and take it home.
Text 2
你马上就要硕士毕业了吧？将来有什么打算？
Nǐ mǎshàng jiù yào shuòshì bìyè le ba? Jiānglái yǒu shénme dǎsuàn?
You're about to graduate with your master's, right? What are your plans for the future?
Text 1
这是明天你出差要带的毛巾、牙膏和牙刷，把它们放到箱子里吧。
Zhè shì Míngtiān nǐ chūchāi yào dài de Máojīn, Yágāo hé Yáshuā, bǎ tāmen fàngdào Xiāngzi lǐ ba.
These are the towel, toothpaste, and toothbrush you need to bring for your business trip tomorrow. Put them in the suitcase.
Text 1
今天晚上我们一起吃饭吧，给你过生日。
Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒmen yìqǐ chīfàn ba, gěi nǐ guò shēngrì.
Let's have dinner together tonight to celebrate your birthday.
Text 4
雨下得真大。你怎么回去？我送你吧。
Yǔ xià de zhēn dà. Nǐ zěnme huí qù? Wǒ sòng nǐ ba.
It's raining really hard. How will you get back? I'll give you a ride.
Text 3
最近我觉得哪儿都不舒服，你带我去医院检查检查吧。
Zuìjìn wǒ juéde nǎr dōu bù shūfu, nǐ dài wǒ qù yīyuàn jiǎnchá jiǎnchá ba.
Lately I feel unwell all over. Please take me to the hospital for a checkup.
Text 3
咱家的冰箱太旧了，商场正好打折，我们顺便也买一台吧。
Zánjiā de bīngxiāng tài jiù le, shāngchǎng zhènghǎo dǎzhé, wǒmen shùnbiàn yě mǎi yī tái ba.
Our fridge is too old. The mall happens to be having a sale. Let's buy one while we're at it.
Text 2
我有点儿饿了，我们进超市买点儿东西吧。
Wǒ yǒu diǎnr è le, wǒmen jìn chāoshì mǎi diǎnr dōngxi ba.
I'm a bit hungry. Let's go into the supermarket and buy something.
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 469
- Word Frequency Rank
- 30 of 84,292