HSK 1 · Question words

吧

ba

(suggestion particle)

Stroke order of 吧

吧 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A mouth '口' softly saying 'ba' '巴' to make a suggestion.

Parts: 口 mouth + 巴 (phonetic ba)

Example sentence

我们走吧。

Let's go.

More words: Question words

什么what 哪which 哪儿where 哪里where 哪些which (plural)多少how many; how much 几how many (small numbers); several 怎么how; why 吗question particle (yes/no)呢particle (and you? / what about?)干什么what to do; why

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