吧

ba

This one is never said on its own. Here it is inside a real phrase:

走吧zǒu balet's go

grammar particle: suggestion or surmise

particleHSK 3.0 word list · Band 1
Dictionary entry

(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?

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吧

See it in sentences

我们吃吧。

Wǒmen chī ba.

English

Let's eat.

你坐这儿吧。

Nǐ zuò zhèr ba.

English

Why don't you sit here?

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