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Let's go.
Let's go.


*快点吧!
*快点吧!
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Hurry up!
Hurry up!


*我们 结婚 吧。
*我们 结婚 吧。
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Let's get married.
Let's get married.


==Other particles==
==Other particles==

Revision as of 19:26, 23 December 2016

The particles 吧 (ba)

吧 (ba) is one of the most common sentence particles in Chinese. The particle 吧 (ba) is used a lot in conversations.

main uses

  1. It indicate that something is a command or suggestion
  2. The use of the 吧 sentence particle turn your instruction into something more neutral and soft.

examples

  • 咱们走吧。

Zánmen zǒu ba.

Let's go.


  • 快点吧!

Kuài diǎn ba!

Hurry up!


  • 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)