吧 (bā)
(particle) indicating suggestion or agreement
How 吧 is written
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Traditional
- 吧
- Simplified
- 吧 (unchanged)
Components
- 口 mouth
- 丨 line
- 乚 second
吧 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- bā
- bar (serving drinks, or providing internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); onomat. bang
- ba
- (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
Common words using 吧
- 吧台 bātái
- counter of a bar (pub)
- 吧唧 bājī
- squishing sound (onomatopoeia)
- 吧嗒 bāda
- (onomatopoeia) patter, splatter, click; to smack one's lips; to pull (on a pipe)
- 網吧 wǎngba
- internet cafe
- 貼吧 tiēba
- electronic message board; web forum
- 酒吧 jiǔbā
- bar; pub; saloon
吧 in a sentence
我們一起去喝咖啡吧！
Wǒmen yìqǐ qù hē kāfēi ba!
“Let's go drink coffee together!”
How common is 吧?
吧 is the 470th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 74.5% of all running text.
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