What does 吧 mean in Chinese?
吧 (ba) means (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
吧
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
02
right?
03
OK?
04
I presume
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 吧
How do you pronounce 吧?
吧 is pronounced ba. It also has the readings bā, biā.
Is 吧 an HSK word?
吧 is on the HSK 1 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 吧?
吧 is used as a 助词 (particle) in Chinese.
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