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吧
ba
Description
"吧"是一个很常用的助词，放在句子的最后。
"吧" is a very common particle placed at the end of a sentence.
它可以让句子听起来像建议、请求，或者表示你猜到了什么。
It can make a sentence sound like a suggestion, request, or indicate a guess.
Meanings
吧ba
particle for suggestions or requests (let's, why don't we)
我们走吧。
Let's go.
吧ba
particle showing a guess or supposition (I suppose)
你是老师吧？
Are you a teacher?
吧bā
bar (loanword, as in coffee bar, net bar)
我们去酒吧喝一杯。
Let's go to the bar for a drink.
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Notes
- Nuance
sentence-final 吧 softens a command into a suggestion or marks an uncertain guess.
- Etymology
as "bar" 吧 (bā) is a phonetic loan, seen in 酒吧, 网吧, 咖啡吧.
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