吧
bā

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)

HSK 1口 口

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • bābar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang
  • ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?

3Structure

吧
Left-right structure左右结构

吧 is built from 2 parts.

口+巴

4Common Words with 吧

吧主bā zhǔ

message board moderator or administrator

吧台bā tái

counter of a bar (pub)

吧唧bā jī

(onom.) squishing sound

吧唧bā ji

to smack one's lips

吧唧吧唧bā ji bā ji

(onom.) smacking the lips

吧嗒bā da

(onom.) patter, splatter, click; to smack one's lips; to pull (on a pipe)

5Example Sentences

我们走吧。

wǒ mén zǒu bā。

Let's go.

你休息一下吧。

nǐ xiū xī yī xià bā。

Take a rest.

Other Characters Pronounced “ba”

八
bāHSK 1

eight

爸
bàHSK 1

father

把
bǎHSK 3

to hold; to grasp (in 把)

巴
BāHSK 4

Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)

拔
báHSK 5

to pull up

罢
bàHSK 6

to stop

〨
bā

numeral 8 in Suzhou numeral system 苏州码子[Sū zhōu mǎ zi5]

丷
bā

"eight" component in Chinese characters

6Printable Worksheet

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吧
bā

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)

Common Words
bā zhǔ
吧主
message board moderator or administrator
bā tái
吧台
counter of a bar (pub)
bā jī
吧唧
(onom.) squishing sound
bā ji
吧唧
to smack one's lips
bā ji bā ji
吧唧吧唧
(onom.) smacking the lips
bā da
吧嗒
(onom.) patter, splatter, click; to smack one's lips; to pull (on a pipe)
Tracing Practice
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