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

吧 stroke order diagram
吧 stroke order animation

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 just wait and see; used to indicate a confident attitude or challenge
算了吧 suàn le ba let it go; forget it
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