罷
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bà · to cease, to finish, to stop, to quit

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15Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

罒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 罷

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Example sentences

Notice where 罷 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ pà shá? jiù shì bù diàn yǐng bà le.你怕啥?就是部電影罷了。

Why are you so scared? It's just a movie.

Source: Tatoeba #10548248 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén shēng zhī bú guò shì chǎng mèng bà le.人生只不過是場夢罷了。

Life is only a dream.

Source: Tatoeba #10326056 · CC BY 2.0 FR
「 tā mén yòu yào bà gōng le má?」「 kǒng pà shì de.」「他們又要罷工了嗎?」「恐怕是的。」

"Will they go on strike again?" "I'm afraid so."

Source: Tatoeba #486320 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén zài bà gōng.我們在罷工。

We are on strike.

Source: Tatoeba #6000137 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi yǒu bà gōng.我沒有罷工。

I did not strike.

Source: Tatoeba #13181815 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quán miàn bà gōng tān huàn le zhěng gè guó jiā.全面罷工癱瘓了整個國家。

The general strike paralyzed the whole country.

Source: Tatoeba #772083 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 罷 in context

  1. Say bà, then recall the core meaning: to cease, to finish, to stop, to quit.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 罷 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.