吧 (ba): [makes a suggestion — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 1

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

HSK 2.0Level 2

HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 吧

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

1,586 learners practiced this

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 吧

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

吧

口mouth

巴to hope

吧=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 吧

Download and print worksheets to practice writing 吧

FREE

吧 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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吧 handwriting practice sheet - landscape orientation

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5.

How to Use 吧

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 吧 works in context.

Soft suggestion or guess

phrase + 吧

Add 吧 after a phrase to soften a suggestion, request, or guess.

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吧 is used in context

nǐ你

hē喝

bēi杯

chá茶

ba吧

。

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口mouth

+巴to hope

The mouth (口) makes a sound like '巴' (bā) — used as a particle for suggestions or onomatopoeia.

r

b

p

h

r

a

s

e

+

吧

soft suggestion

我

们

+

v

e

r

b

+

吧

let’s do something

a

d

j

e

c

t

i

v

e

p

h

r

a

s

e

+

吧

soft guess

Have a cup of tea.

hǎo好

ba吧

，

wǒ我

tóng同

yì意

nǐ你

de的

jiàn建

yì议

。

Okay, I agree with your suggestion.

wǒ我

men们

wǎn晚

shàng上

qù去

jiǔ酒

bā吧

hē喝

yì一

bēi杯

ba吧

。

Let's go to the bar for a drink tonight.

wǒ我

men们

zǒu走

ba吧

。

Let's go.

shí时

jiān间

bù不

zǎo早

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

zǒu走

ba吧

。

It's getting late, let's go.

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吧 (ba): [makes a suggestion — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 吧

Stroke Order Diagrams 吧

Character Breakdown

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 吧

How to Use 吧

Soft suggestion or guess

Example Sentences

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