罢 bà · ba

HSK 6Character2 readings

to stop

Radical: 罒
Strokes: 10
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 罒去
Traditional: 罷
Frequency: #1850 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

bàMain reading baRare reading

bà

ba4Main readingHSK 6

to stop CC-CEDICT
to cease CC-CEDICT
to dismiss CC-CEDICT
to suspend CC-CEDICT
to quit CC-CEDICT
to finish CC-CEDICT

Words that use “罢” as bà

罢了bà lea word at the end of a sentence meaning 'that's all' or 'only'WordHSK 6+1 reading 罢工bà gōnga strike: when workers stop working together to ask for changeWordHSK 6 罢休bà xiūto give up and stop trying to do somethingWordHSK 7–9 罢免bà miǎnto remove a person from an official or important jobWordHSK 7–9 也罢yě bà(reduplicated) whether... or...Word 作罢zuò bàto dropWord 罢官bà guānto dismiss from officeWord 罢市bà shìprotest strike by merchantsWord

ba

ba5Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bà.

(final particle, same as 吧) CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

Practice writing 罢

Draw “罢” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

你想罢工吗?
nǐ xiǎng bà gōng ma
Do you want to go on strike?
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我们今天不卖了,罢手吧。
wǒ men jīn tiān bù mài le, bà shǒu ba
Let's stop selling today and give it up.
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他被公司罢了职。
tā bèi gōng sī bà le zhí
The company removed him from his job.
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Same radical 罒

All characters with 罒 →

罗luō 羅luō 置zhì 罪zuì 署shǔ 罚fá 罰fá 罷bà 罵mà 罩zhào 啰luō 罹lí

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