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==examples==
==examples==
*咱们走吧。Zánmen zǒu ba.
*咱們走吧。/咱们走吧。Zánmen zǒu ba.
Let's go.
Let's go.


*快点吧!Kuài diǎn ba!
*快點吧!/快点吧!Kuài diǎn ba!
Hurry up!
Hurry up!


*我们 结婚 吧。Wǒmen jiéhūn ba.
*我們 結婚吧!/我们 结婚 吧!Wǒmen jiéhūn ba!
Let's get married!
Let's get married!



Revision as of 16:46, 13 July 2019

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The particles 吧 (ba)

吧 (ba) is one of the most common sentence particles in Chinese.

A particle means it goes on the end of a sentense.

The particle 吧 (ba) is used a lot in everyday conversations.

main uses

  1. It indicate that something is a command or a suggestion,
  2. It turns your command into something more neutral and soft.

examples

  • 咱們走吧。/咱们走吧。Zánmen zǒu ba.

Let's go.

  • 快點吧!/快点吧!Kuài diǎn ba!

Hurry up!

  • 我們 結婚吧!/我们 结婚 吧!Wǒmen jiéhūn ba!

Let's get married!

Other particles

How to make the difference between 吧 (ba) and 吗 (ma)?: The particle 吗 (ma)

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