to stop

to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish

This is a grammatical particle — its meaning comes from how it's used in sentences, not from its components.

Words with 罢

不提也罢

bù tí yě bà

best not to mention it

静坐罢工

jìng zuò bà gōng

sit-in strike

也罢

yě bà

(reduplicated) whether... or...

作罢

zuò bà

to drop (subject etc)

善罢干休

shàn bà gān xiū

variant of 善罷甘休|善罢甘休[shan4 ba4 gan1 xiu1]

善罢甘休

shàn bà gān xiū

(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)

欲罢不能

yù bà bù néng

want to stop but can't (idiom)

海瑞罢官

hǎi ruì bà guān

Hai Rui dismissed from office, 1960 historical play by historian Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗

罢手

bà shǒu

to give up

罢了

bà le

a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

罢了

bà liǎo

a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)

罢休

bà xiū

to give up

More characters with 罒