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吧

bā · ba/ba/biā · bia

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Meaning

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bā 吧

  1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
  2. to puff (on a pipe etc)
  3. (onom.) bang
  4. abbr. for 貼吧 / 贴吧 (tiē bā)

ba 吧

  1. (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
  2. ...right?
  3. ...OK?
  4. ...I presume.

biā 吧

  1. (onom.) smack!
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In a conversation

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Will it rain?

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。

    Let us go.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，走(zǒu)吧(ba)。你(nǐ)带(dài)伞(sǎn)了(le)吧(ba)？

    OK, let us go. You brought an umbrella, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)。外面(wàimiàn)不会(bùhuì)下雨(xiàyǔ)吧(ba)？

    No. It will not rain, right?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)天(tiān)，那么(nàme)黑(hēi)，会(huì)下雨(xiàyǔ)的(de)吧(ba)。

    Look at the sky, so dark. It will probably rain.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)再(zài)去(qù)吧(ba)。

    Then let us go tomorrow.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)吧(ba)。不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)明天(míngtiān)也(yě)会(huì)这么(zhème)说(shuō)吧(ba)。

    Fine. But you will say that tomorrow too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)七(qī)点(diǎn)左(zuǒ)右(yòu)来(lái)就(jiù)可(kě)以(yǐ)了(le)吧(ba)？

Would it suffice if I came around 7?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by stb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

外(wài)面(miàn)下(xià)雨(yǔ)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)带(dài)把(bǎ)伞(sǎn)吧(ba)。

It's raining outside, let's bring an umbrella.

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