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HSK 5
吧
ba
1.
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
2.
...right?
3.
...OK?
4.
...I presume.
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (19)
网吧
wǎngbā
Internet café
贴吧
tiēbā
electronic message board
吧台
bātái
counter of a bar (pub)
吧唧
bājī
(onom.) squishing sound
吧唧
bāji
to smack one's lips
酒吧
jiǔbā
bar
吧嗒
bāda
(onom.) patter, splatter, click
吧女
bānǚ
barmaid
吧托
bātuō
scam girl
迪吧
díbā
disco (coll.)
吧主
bāzhǔ
message board moderator or administrator
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
吧托女
bātuōnǚ
scam girl
大氧吧
dàyǎngbā
source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves)
迪斯科吧
dísīkēbā
discotheque
吧唧吧唧
bājibāji
(onom.) smacking the lips
你看着办吧
nǐkànzhebànba
You figure it out for yourself.
Example Sentences (10)
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
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
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
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
外边天气很好，我们出去运动运动吧！
Wàibiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, wǒmen chūqù yùndòng yùndòng ba!
The weather outside is great; let's go out and get some exercise!
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
再来点儿米饭吧，你吃得太少了。
Zài lái diǎnr mǐfàn ba,nǐ chī de tài shǎo le.
Have a bit more rice, you've eaten too little.
Text 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 469
- Word Frequency Rank
- 30 of 84,292