ba

(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)

...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.

吧 — the suggestion and surmise particle

吧 started as a phonetic borrowing from 巴, which gives its sound 'ba'. The mouth radical (口) reflects its role as a spoken particle — a soft, verbal nudge toward agreement or confirmation.

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Words with 吧

酒吧

jiǔ bā

bar (place to buy drinks)

阿西吧

ā xī ba

aw, fuck! (loanword from Korean 아! 씨발!)

你看着办吧

nǐ kàn zhe bàn ba

You figure it out for yourself.

吧主

bā zhǔ

message board moderator or administrator

吧务

bā wù

forum manager

吧台

bā tái

counter of a bar (pub)

吧唧

bā jī

(onom.) squishing sound

吧唧

bā ji

to smack one's lips

吧唧吧唧

bā ji bā ji

(onom.) smacking the lips

吧啦吧啦

bā lā bā lā

(loanword) blah blah blah

吧嗒

bā da

(onom.) patter, splatter, click

吧女

bā nǚ

barmaid

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