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bā / ba / biā · emphatic final particle

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HSK 2.0 · Level 2HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #58
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Readings & meanings

吧 has 3 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

bā

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang

酒吧jiǔ bā · bar
ba

(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?

biā

(onom.) smack!

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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 吧

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bābar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang
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Example sentences

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Wǒ xiǎng tā huì lái de ba.我想他会来的吧。

I think he'll come.

Source: Tatoeba #405729 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège jiù hěn hǎo, jiù mǎi zhège ba.这个就很好,就买这个吧。

This is really good. Buy this one.

Source: Tatoeba #3060511 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zài zhè lǐ shì yào jiàn shuí ba?你在这里是要见谁吧?

Are you meeting someone here?

Source: Tatoeba #1785932 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng nǐ bú huì nà me zuò de ba.我想你不会那么做的吧。

I assume that you wouldn't want to do that.

Source: Tatoeba #13881270 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè qián nǐ hé wǒ fēn le ba.这钱你和我分了吧。

Let's divide this money between you and me.

Source: Tatoeba #813546 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liú zhe nǐ de qián ba, wǒ bù xiǎng yào tā.留着你的钱吧,我不想要它。

Keep your money. I don't want it.

Source: Tatoeba #5550219 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 吧 in context

  1. Say bā / ba / biā, then recall the core meaning: emphatic final particle.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 酒吧 (jiǔ bā), meaning “bar”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 吧 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.