吧 ba

emphatic final particle

HSK 2 #470

DEFINITIONS

吧 ba
  • (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
  • ...right?
  • ...OK?
  • ...I presume.
吧 bā
  • bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
  • to puff (on a pipe etc)
  • (onom.) bang
  • abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1]
吧 biā
  • (onom.) smack!

STROKES

WORDS

迪吧 dí bā disco (coll.); diva (loanword)
迪斯科吧 dí sī kē bā discotheque
阿西吧 ā xī ba aw, fuck! (loanword from Korean 아! 씨발!)
看吧 kàn ba go ahead and see; an expression used to invite or suggest someone to look at something or verify it for themselves
算了吧 suàn le ba forget it; never mind; let it go
水吧 shuǐ ba water, let's go; an exclamation inviting someone to drink water
好了吧 hǎo le ba alright; okay; all right
去死吧 qù sǐ ba go to hell; an expression of anger or frustration, often used as an offensive or rude way to tell someone to 'drop dead'
书吧 shū ba books that one wants to read
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